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Author:

Ghazvinian, John H. (John Hossein), 1974- author.

Title:

America and Iran : a history, 1720 to the present / John Ghazvinian.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xviii, 667 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
Iran--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-629) and index.

Contents:

Part I: Spring -- East of Eden -- Tashrifat -- The amateurs -- The professionals -- The man from Manila -- War and peace -- Part II: Summer -- "The sordid side" -- The warrior-king -- Hello Johnny -- Tehran spring -- "One penny more" -- The Liberty Bell and the wool pajamas -- 1953 -- Part III: Autumn -- "Yes" and "Yes, sir" -- You say you want a revolution? -- This turbulent priest -- The final emperor -- The unthinkable -- 1979 -- Part IV: Winter -- Dulce et decorum est -- Goodwill hunting -- The first hopey-changey moment -- That September day -- The moral cold war -- Atoms for peace? -- Designed to fail.

Summary:

"A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0307271811
9780307271815

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1133661730

LCCN:

2019057328

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