Frontiers

by George Nathaniel Curzon

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC (1859-1925) was a British Conservative statesman who served as Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary. He had travelled around the Russia and Central Asia (1888-9), a long tour of Persia (1889-90), Siam, French Indochina and Korea (1892), and a daring foray into Afghanistan and the Pamirs (1894), and published several books describing central and eastern Asia and related policy issues. A bold and compulsive traveller, fascinated by oriental life and geography, he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society for his exploration of the source of the Oxus. Upon his father's death in 1916, he became 5th Baron Scarsdale, in the Peerage of Great Britain. His works Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo-Russian Question (1889), Persia and the Persian Question (1892), Problems of the Far East (1894), The Romanes Lecture (1907) and Tales of Travel (1923).

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FBA, styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was an English Conservative statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.

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[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lecture on role of frontiers in foreign affairs -- the case for drawing borders in various places, along with the limits of lines in securing peace.