{"product_id":"9781455439102","title":"Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the 19th century.  Written by a brigadier general from the U.S.  The book begins: \"In universal history there is no more interesting  subject for the consideration of the political student than the record of Russian progress through Central Asia. In one sense this advance is a practical reestablishment or extension of the influence of the Aryan race in countries long dominated by peoples of Turki or Mongolian origin; in another sense it has resulted in a transition from the barbarism or rude forms of Asiatic life to the enlightenment and higher moral development of a European age. In a religious sense it embodies a crusade against Oriental fanaticism; and it is a curious feature of the Anglo-Russian dispute, that upon a question of temporal gain, the greatest Christian nation finds itself allied with the followers of Buddha and Mahomet against Russia under the Banner of the Cross.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seltzer Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46514322768113,"sku":"9781455439102","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781455439102_p0.jpg?v=1766007769","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781455439102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}