Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Setting the stage; 2 Orientalism Russian style; 3 Overview of the Russian travelogues and their authors; 4 The travelers' missions in Iran; 5 The travelers' self-representation vis-à-vis the Oriental "Other" and the British "Self"; 6 The "travelees" -- representation of Iran and her people by the Russian travelers; 7 The "travelees" -- education, culture and society; 8 Islam as perceived by the Russian travelers; 9 Gender and ethnicity
Summary
This book provides a unique insight into the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game
