Tournament of Shadows
Nov 2, 1999
Library of Congress | Center for the Book
The authors talked about their book,
Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and Race for Empire in Central Asia (A Cornelia and Michael Bessie Book), published by Counterpoint Press. The book examines the rivalry between ..
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The authors talked about their book, Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and Race for Empire in Central Asia (A Cornelia and Michael Bessie Book), published by Counterpoint Press. The book examines the rivalry between the Russian and British empires for territory in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th and 20th centuries. They showed slides of Library of Congress materials they used in researching the book, described traveling to the area described, and answered questions from the audience.
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