The first Cold War : Anglo-Russian relations in the 19th century
Emerson, Barbara (Historian)2024
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Britain and Russia maintained a frosty civility for a few years after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. But, by the 1820s, their relations degenerated into constant acrimonious rivalry over Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia - the Great Game - and, towards the end of the century, East Asia. 'The First Cold War' presents for the first time the Russian perspective on this 'game', drawing on the archives of the Tsars' Imperial Ministry. Both world powers became convinced of the expansionist aims of the other, and considered these to be at their own expense. When one was successful, the other upped the ante, and so it went on. London and St Petersburg were at war only once, during the Crimean War. But Russophobia and Anglophobia became ingrained on each side, as these two great empires hovered on the brink of hostilities for nearly 100 years.
Main title:
The first Cold War : Anglo-Russian relations in the 19th century / Barbara Emerson.
Author:
Emerson, Barbara (Historian), author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2024.
Collation:
xviii, 549 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781805260578 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.4704109034
LC class:
DK189.7
Local class:
327.47
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3918524