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A Diplomatic History of the Caspian Sea

Treaties, Diaries and Other Stories

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Guive Mirfendereski

    1. Brandeis University, USA
      Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Price of Survival (1721–1724)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 5-12

  4. Persian Restoration (1724–1735

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 13-15

  5. A Russian Lake (1735–1781)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 17-21

  6. Catherine and Agha Mohammad (1781–1797)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 23-24

  7. Creeping South to Astara-Chay (1797–1829)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 25-27

  8. On to Ashuradeh! (1835–1841)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 29-33

  9. Melgunov’s Field Trip (1858–1860)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 35-40

  10. The Royal Playground (1866–1870)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 41-43

  11. The Voyager King (1873)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 45-48

  12. Ballantine’s Travels (1875)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 49-51

  13. To Qizil Su and Beyond (1869–1876)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 53-55

  14. The Shah’s Second European Tour (1878)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 57-58

  15. Taming of the Turkmens (1879–1881)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 59-60

  16. Hemming of Persia at Gudri (1881–1893)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 61-62

  17. Curzon’s Complaint (1892)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 63-65

  18. The Mortgaging of Persia (1872–1896)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 67-69

  19. Savage-Landor’s Lament (1901)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 71-74

  20. Surf and Turf (1901–1903)

    • Guive Mirfendereski
    Pages 75-77
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About this book

In a series of short stories that both inform and amuse, this book transports the reader across the windswept shores of the Caspian Sea and provides a provocative view of the wars, peace, intrigues, and betrayals that have shaped the political geography of this important and volatile region. The demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the eclipsing of the old Iranian-Soviet regime of the sea have given rise to new challenges for the regional actors and unprecedented opportunities for international players to tap into the area's enormous oil and gas resources, third in size only behind Siberia and the Persian Gulf. This book explores the historical themes that inform and animate the more immediate and familiar discussions about petroleum, pipelines, and ethnic conflict in the Caspian region.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Brandeis University, USA

    Guive Mirfendereski

  • Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA

    Guive Mirfendereski

About the author

GUIVE MIRFENDERESKI is a corporate and business lawyer in private practice in Massachusetts. He has lectured at Brandeis University and Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has been a legal consultant to the World Bank.

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