America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present Contributor(s): Ghazvinian, John (Author) |
|||||||
ISBN: 0307271811 ISBN-13: 9780307271815 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2021 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran - History | Military - United States - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 327.550 |
LCCN: 2019057328 |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" L (2.25 lbs) 688 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An important, urgently needed book--a hugely ambitious, illuminating portrait of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America, and the first book to examine, in all its aspects, the rich and fraught relations between these two powers--once allies, now adversaries. By an admired historian and the author of Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil (he would do Graham Greene proud--Kirkus Reviews). In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations of these two powers back to the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century--the subject of great admiration of Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams--and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government. Drawing on years of archival research both in the United States and Iran--including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to Western scholars--the Iranian-born, Oxford-educated historian leads us through the four seasons of U.S.-Iran relations: the spring of mutual fascination; the summer of early interactions; the autumn of close strategic ties; and the long, dark winter of mutual hatred. Ghazvinian, with grasp and a storyteller's ability, makes clear where, how, and when it all went wrong. And shows why two countries that once had such heartfelt admiration for each other became such committed enemies; showing us, as well, how it didn't have to turn out this way. |
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |