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The Struggle for Asia 1828-1914

The Struggle for Asia 1828-1914

David Gillard

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Historia
ISBN:
9781032446394

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The Struggle for Asia 1828-1914 (1977) studies a classic case of rival imperialisms. British leaders tended to believe that Russian expansion threatened India; Russian leaders came to believe in a British threat to their empire. Each sought security by trying to control the policies of weaker states which lay between them.

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