Marvin, Charles Thomas 1854-1890 text text nyu New York C. Scribner's Sons 1885 monographic eng

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vii, 185 pages : portraits, maps ; 19 cm

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In 1885 Russia moved to take the Afghan city of Herat, which the British regarded as the "key of India". Marvin wrote and published this emergency international affairs analysis in eight days. His purpose was to garner support from the British government for military action--up to and including war--against Russia before it took Herat. Marvin believed that the Russians were aiming for India and his analysis is framed as such. At the time of writing, Russia had not yet taken Herat, so Marvin briefly describes the history of the movements leading up to it, followed by a warning of the dangers not only Russian occupation, but Russian railroads would have for the security of India. Marvin also briefly describes Afghanis--a description that denies their ability to control the country because of their tribal differences. No Known Copyright by Charles Marvin. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. Eastern question (Central Asia) D378 .M39 1885 947.08 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00215487477 Marvin, Charles Thomas, 1854-1890. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1885 (OCoLC)558216228 49039735 772377 hdl:loc.gdc/scd0001.00215487477 DLC 740109 20120328022211.0 ocm00772377 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24)