US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution [electronic resource] : The Cold War Dynamics of Engagement and Strategic Alliance /
Emery, C.author.
This book provides a fresh perspective on the origins of the confrontation between the US and Iran. It demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of Iran's leaders, there was no instinctive American hostility towards the Revolution, and explains why many assumptions guiding US policy were inappropriate for dealing with the new reality in Iran.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The collapse of US policy 1977-79 -- Framing the revolution as a cold war crisis -- US-Iranian elite interactions and the pathologies of engagement -- Putting engagement into practise -- The CIA and engagement -- Re-evaluating US policy after the hostage crisis -- Viewing Afghanistan through the prism of Iran -- US policy and the Iran-Iraq War 1980-81.
This book provides a fresh perspective on the origins of the confrontation between the US and Iran. It demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of Iran's leaders, there was no instinctive American hostility towards the Revolution, and explains why many assumptions guiding US policy were inappropriate for dealing with the new reality in Iran.
International relations.
United States-History.
History, Modern.
America-History.
Middle East-History.
World politics.
International Relations.
US History.
Modern History.
History of the Americas.
History of the Middle East.
Political History.