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By the early 16th century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarchy of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighbouring Ottoman and Safavid empires and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle 17 embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kings ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. Mr Allen and Mr Mango (who undertook the translation) have selected the documents relating to the embassies of 1589-90 and 1604-05. Although the writers seem to be frequently preoccupied with questions of protocol, their observations give a clear picture of both current Russian administrative and diplomatic practice and of the life and customs of the peoples of the Caucasus and Georgia. The texts are further enlivened by dramas such as the murder of the Kakhian king Alexander II and the secret negotiations for the marriages of the son and daughter of the Tsar Boris Godunov. The documents are of considerable geographical interest as they provide the earliest extant accounts of the crossing of the main chain of the Caucasus from north to south. Mr Allen provides both a detailed background introduction and full commentary and notes on the texts. Volume II also contains some valuable genealogical tables which clarify the complicated relationships between the Caucasian royal and princely families and their connection with the Russian, Ottoman and Persian ruling families. The main pagination is continuous with the previous volume (Second series 138). This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1970.
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Librería: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some marks. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9999-99984330053
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Librería: mountain, GEORGETOWN, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Acceptable. Ex-library hardcover book, with dust jacket. Book has some light reader wear. Library stamps and stickers are present. Spine is cracked and the pages are separating from cover but intact. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2DF5TK001FM6
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Librería: Shore Books, London, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 272 pages. (SL#50). Nº de ref. del artículo: SL5513
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Librería: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Two volume set. Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Library label on front board and a label ghost on the spine tail of each volume. Spines very lightly sunned. Else binding clean. Pages clean, but for library markings. Fold-out maps. No dustjackets. ; WHH17; 672 pages; Ex-Library. Nº de ref. del artículo: 46848
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Librería: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Second volume only. Jacket is marked and edge-worn. Jacket spine is nicked. Boards, page block and some pages are foxed. Hardcover spine foot is bumped. One centimetre tear across spine head. Light creases on early pages. Text remains clear throughout. HCW. Used. Nº de ref. del artículo: 467139
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Librería: The Next Page, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 978052101031U
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Librería: Adventure Bookshop, London, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. Volume 139. Nº de ref. del artículo: adv1113
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Librería: Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. illustrated 271 pages, some light wear to the top edge of the spine of the dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 007683
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Librería: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Used - Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: D71497
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Librería: MW Books, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
First Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd series, no. 139. Physical description: ix, p. 369-640 : ill., maps ; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Georgia (Republic) ; Foreign relations, Russia. International relations. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 286421
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