Travel, science, and empire : The Russian Geographical Society's expeditions to Central Eurasia, 1845--1905

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008. === After an introductory chapter, chapter 2 provides an overview of the Russian Geographical Society's organizational history and how they became involved in Central Eurasian exploration. Chapters 3 through 6 provide discussions of individua...

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Main Author: Bailey, Scott C. Matsushita
Language:en-US
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20639