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In a series of short stories that both inform and amuse, this book transports the reader to the windswept shores of the Caspian Sea and provides a provocative glimpse at the wars, reconciliations, intrigues, and betrayals that have shaped the political geography of this region since the 1720s. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991-1992 and the dismantling of the old Iranian-Soviet regime of the sea, the Caspian littoral faces new challenges, as the regional actors and outside players seek unprecedented opportunities to exploit the area's enormous oil and gas resources. This book explores the historical themes that inform and animate the more immediate and familiar discussions about petroleum, pipelines, and ethnic conflict in the region.
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In a series of short stories that both inform and amuse, this book transports the reader to the windswept shores of the Caspian Sea and provides a provocative glimpse at the wars, reconciliations, intrigues, and betrayals that have shaped the political geography of this region since the 1720s. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991-1992 and the dismantling of the old Iranian-Soviet regime of the sea, the Caspian littoral faces new challenges, as the regional actors and outside players seek unprecedented opportunities to exploit the area's enormous oil and gas resources. This book explores the historical themes that inform and animate the more immediate and familiar discussions about petroleum, pipelines, and ethnic conflict in the region.
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The present-day rivalry among Iran, Russia, and Turkey for influence in the Caspian region has its historical analogue in the events of 1721-1723, when Russia of the Romanovs, Turkey of the Ottomans, and Persia of the waning Safavids were engaged in a three-way imperial contest in the Caucasus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continental shelf convention, superjacent waters, frontier agreements, fisheries company, caspian region, northern navy, friendship treaty, littoral states, southern littoral, coastal countries, national sectors, territorial sea, mare clausum, maritime boundary, oil concession, party boarded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Caspian Sea, Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, Piri Bazar, Bandar Pahlavi, Persian Gulf, Reza Shah, World War, Agha Mohammad, United States, Atrak River, Aras River, Central Asia, Diplomatic History, Mirza Kuchik, Reza Khan, Bandar Shah, Fisheries Agreement, United Nations, Black Sea, Cossack Brigade, Davud Khan, Great Ashuradeh, Ismail Beg, Nader Shah New!
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The present-day rivalry among Iran, Russia, and Turkey for influence in the Caspian region has its historical analogue in the events of 1721-1723, when Russia of the Romanovs, Turkey of the Ottomans, and Persia of the waning Safavids were engaged in a three-way imperial contest in the Caucasus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continental shelf convention, superjacent waters, frontier agreements, fisheries company, caspian region, northern navy, friendship treaty, littoral states, southern littoral, coastal countries, national sectors, territorial sea, mare clausum, maritime boundary, oil concession, party boarded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Caspian Sea, Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, Piri Bazar, Bandar Pahlavi, Persian Gulf, Reza Shah, World War, Agha Mohammad, United States, Atrak River, Aras River, Central Asia, Diplomatic History, Mirza Kuchik, Reza Khan, Bandar Shah, Fisheries Agreement, United Nations, Black Sea, Cossack Brigade, Davud Khan, Great Ashuradeh, Ismail Beg, Nader Shah New!
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- History of Persia by Sir Percy Sykes on 10 pages
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 7: From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic (Volume 7) by Peter Avery on 9 pages
- Americans in Persia (The Middle East in the Twentieth Century) by Arthur Chester Millspaugh on 6 pages
- Treaty Series by Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics on 4 pages
- Black's Law Dictionary, Second Pocket Edition by Bryan A. Garner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Prospects for Democracy in Central Asia (Transactions) by Birgit N. Schlyter on page 167
- The Osce and the Multiple Challenges of Transition: The Caucasus and Central Asia by Farian Sabahi on page 145
- The Geopolitics of Resource Wars (Cass Studies in Geopolitics) by P. Le Billon on page 185
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