A Diplomatic History of the Caspian Sea: Treaties, Diaries and Other Stories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312240059)

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.

Author: G. Mirfendereski
ISBN-10: 0312240058
ISBN-13: 9780312240059
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2001
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.34w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 35