{"product_id":"tournament-of-shadows-the-great-game-and-the-race-for-empire-in-central-asia-9780465045761","title":"Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the romantic conflicts of the Victorian Great Game to the war-torn history of the region in recent decades, \u003cem\u003eTournament of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e traces the struggle for control of Central Asia and Tibet from the 1830s to the present. The original Great Game, the clandestine struggle between Russia and Britain for mastery of Central Asia, has long been regarded as one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts in history. Many believed that control of the vast Eurasian heartland was the key to world dominion. The original Great Game ended with the Russian Revolution, but the geopolitical struggles in Central Asia continue to the present day. In this updated edition, the authors reflect on Central Asia's history since the end of the Russo-Afghan war, and particularly in the wake of 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12966029\"\u003eShareen Blair Brysac\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10521127\"\u003eKarl E. Meyer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 9.00w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465045761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465045766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS003000\"\u003eAsia | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl E. Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e, a Princeton PhD, served on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editorial board, and previously was a foreign correspondent and editorial writer on the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of a dozen books including \u003ci\u003eDust of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, and is emeritus editor of the World Policy Journal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShareen Blair Brysac\u003c\/b\u003e was a prize-winning documentary producer for CBS News and is author of \u003ci\u003eResisting Hitler: Mildred Fish Harnack and the Red Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e. Together they wrote \u003ci\u003eTournament of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e. The couple live in New York City and Weston, Connecticut.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44292023353581,"sku":"9780465045761","price":51.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_add4f812-3b75-42d7-93f3-2547839f157d.jpg?v=1697132310","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/tournament-of-shadows-the-great-game-and-the-race-for-empire-in-central-asia-9780465045761","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}