Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia by Peter Hopkirk (En

Description: Setting the East Ablaze by Peter Hopkirk A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution Evening Standard FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Let us turn our faces towards Asia, exhorted Lenin when the long-awaited revolution in Europe failed to materialize. The East will help us conquer the West. Peter Hopkirks book tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt to set the East ablaze with the heady new gospel of Marxism. Lenins dream was to liberate the whole of Asia, but his starting point was British India. A shadowy undeclared war followed. Among the players in this new Great Game were British spies, Communist revolutionaries, Muslim visionaries and Chinese warlords - as well as a White Russian baron who roasted his Bolshevik captives alive. Here is an extraordinary tale of intrigue and treachery, barbarism and civil war, whose violent repercussions continue to be felt in Central Asia today. Author Biography Peter Hopkirk has travelled widely in the regions where his six books are set - Central Asia, the Caucasus, China, India and Pakistan, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He has worked as an ITN reporter, the New York correspondent of the old Daily Express, and - for twenty years - on The Times. No stranger to misadventure, he has twice been held in secret police cells and has also been hijacked by Arab terrorists. His works have been translated into fourteen languages. Review The stuff of a dozen adventure movies . . . everything a ripping good yarn should be - New York TimesA classic example of truth outpacing fiction - Times Literary Supplement Promotional A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution Evening Standard Long Description Let us turn our faces towards Asia, exhorted Lenin when the long-awaited revolution in Europe failed to materialize. The East will help us conquer the West. Peter Hopkirks book tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt to set the East ablaze with the heady new gospel of Marxism. Lenins dream was to liberate the whole of Asia, but his starting point was British India. A shadowy undeclared war followed. Among the players in this new Great Game were British spies, Communist revolutionaries, Muslim visionaries and Chinese warlords - as well as a White Russian baron who roasted his Bolshevik captives alive. Here is an extraordinary tale of intrigue and treachery, barbarism and civil war, whose violent repercussions continue to be felt in Central Asia today. Review Quote The stuff of a dozen adventure movies . . . everything a ripping good yarn should be-- New York Times Details ISBN0719564506 Author Peter Hopkirk Pages 272 Year 2006 ISBN-10 0719564506 ISBN-13 9780719564505 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-03-27 Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 958.104 Subtitle Lenins Dream of an Empire in Asia Media Book Language English Illustrations 8pp black and white Short Title SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE Publisher John Murray Press Series Not a UK Release Date 2006-03-27 Audience General AU Release Date 2006-05-10 NZ Release Date 2006-05-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:22979427;

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