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In his writings on Central Asia, he tries to arbitrate impartially between Russia and England, Liberal and Conservative, Russophobe and Russophile. Some of the chapters originally appeared in a skeleton form in the columns of the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, and the work was completed on his return from the Tsar's coronation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609505402916,"sku":"9694022703","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4823\/3764\/files\/9694022703.jpg?v=1757579651"},{"product_id":"exploring-central-asia-tribes-of-central-asia","title":"EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA: TRIBES OF CENTRAL ASIA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"van-product-description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel HC. Wylly serving the British Regiment in the 1890s found hardly any information of the country immediately beyond the North-West border. In this book, he deals in detail with the tribes of the North-West and the military relations British had with them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author describes the more turbulent of the tribes beyond the border, the countries they inhabited and the campaigns which had been undertaken against them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609505435684,"sku":"9694022711","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4823\/3764\/files\/9694022711.jpg?v=1757579652"},{"product_id":"exploring-central-asia-the-pamirs","title":"EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA: THE PAMIRS","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"van-product-description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pamirs is a faithful first-hand daily record of an year's expedition on horseback and foot through Kashmir, Ladakh, Western Tibet, Chinese Tartary, and the Pamirs undertaken by the author and his friend Major Roche and the author's subsequent journey alone through Russian Central Asia to the Caspian Sea in 1892-93.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremely interesting and very informative, the narrative makes you feel as if you have yourselves lived the events of the day during that arduous expedition and have been a part of the travel. The book throws valuable light on the historical, political, and socioeconomic conditions in this troubled region of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1893, in two illustrated volumes, this set has been out-of-print for long and we are, therefore, making it available again in a single volume limited edition for the benefit of all those interested in Central Asian studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609505468452,"sku":"969402272X","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4823\/3764\/files\/969402272X.jpg?v=1757579657"},{"product_id":"exploring-central-asia-travels-and-adventures-in-central-asia","title":"EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA: TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN CENTRAL ASIA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"van-product-description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Fred Burnaby, Royal Horse Guards, analyses the political and military happenings of the Central Asia during the mid 1800s. 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Having posted at Kashgar in Chinese Turkistan during the 1920s, Sir Clarmont Skrine and his wife, both adventurous, and with insatiable quest for acquiring more information of this unexplored areas spent their time touring, exploring, and mapping the high mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book has some superb photographs which show the author's skill in photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609505533988,"sku":"9694022746","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4823\/3764\/files\/9694022746.jpg?v=1757579659"},{"product_id":"exploring-central-asia-asiatic-neighbours","title":"EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA: ASIATIC NEIGHBOURS","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"van-product-description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough by 1892, SS Thorburn had served for sixteen years in trans-Indus and for seven years in Indus districts west of Lahore, he had hardly any information of the neighbours. His discussions with friends in the Punjab Frontier Force were of little benefit because they were for military action. The author being a revenue official thought of the financial implications and other such eventualities. Hence, the book is an outcome of the author's attempt of self-education, and gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political and military situation prevailed in Central Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609505566756,"sku":"9694022754","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4823\/3764\/files\/9694022754.jpg?v=1757579659"},{"product_id":"exploring-central-asia-through-central-asia","title":"EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA: THROUGH CENTRAL ASIA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"van-product-description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHungerford believes a great change had been effected in the late 19th Century, in the measure of information about regions of farther India in the North West. 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