The Persian problem
Subtitle: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway
By: by H. J. Whigham
Publisher: Isbister
Published: 1903
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Baghdad Railway.; Eastern question (Central Asia); Iran -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iran.; Iran -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Iran.; Asia, Central -- Relations.; Middle East -- Politics and government.; Persian Gulf.
Notes: "The substance of a series of articles written for the Morning Post."--Introd.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: French intrigues at Maskat.; title: The pearl islands of the Gulf.; title: Cruising on the Persian coast.; title: Shall we give Russia Bunder Abbas?; title: Visit to the pirate coast.; title: The importance of Koweit.; title: Persian rule in the delta of the Shat-al-Arab.; title: The position of Turkey in the Gulf.; title: The commerce of the Gulf.; title: The politics of the Gulf.; title: By the waters of Babylon.; title: On the Euphrates.; title: The sacred cities of the Shiahs.; title: Bagdad.; title: The passage of the Taurus.; title: The Bagdad railway.; title: The oil-fields of Persia.; title: Kermanshah.; title: Persian carpets.; title: Routes in Western Persia.; title: Teheran.; title: Great Britain versus Russia.; title: Russia's policy.; title: Wanted; title: a British policy in Persia.; title: On the Russian road.; title: Russia's advance on Persia via the Caucasus.