Susan Farrington, Leach, Hugh, OBE

Strolling About on the Roof of the World

The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book covers the first one hundred years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, formerly the Royal Central Asian Society. It is generously illustrated and includes some of the Society's previously unpublished archival photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 247mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9781138376632
• ISBN-10: 1138376639
• Artikelnr.: 55104139

Autorenporträt

Hugh Leach, OBE, has been a member of the Society for 40 years and twice served on its Council. Most of his 36 years service as a soldier and diplomat were spent between the Nile and the Euphrates. Now in retirement, he is interested in exploring between the Oxus and Jaxartes. Also on the Society's Council, Susan Farrington typed her way around the world before taking up research into British graveyards in Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Foreword Lord Hurd of Westwell Acknowledgements Introduction
Part I The Chronology 1. Genesis, Birth and Consolidation 1901-1907 2. The
Years of Struggle 1908-1919 3. From Lean Years to Golden Years 1920-1939
4. From Empire and back to Trade 1940-1959 5. Settling to a Balance
1960-2001 Part II The Membership 6. The Membership 7. The Junior Membership
Part III The Activities 8. The Journal 9. The Library 10. The Archives 11.
The Dinner Club 12. A Role in Education 13. The Tours 14. The Lawrence of
Arabia Memorial Medal 15. The Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal and other
Society Awards Epilogue Annex of Office Holders Notes Index