The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962
Subtitle: a case in the annals of the Cold War
By: Kristen Blake
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780761844921; 9780761844952; 9780761844914
Subjects: International Relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Government; International; Cold War; Foreign relations; General
Other titles: US-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962; United States-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962
Description: This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country. It traces the roots of this rivalry to the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran in 1941 during the Second World War that subsequently led to U.S. involvement in Iran in 1942 as part of the Allied war effort. While analyzing the superpower rivalry, the book also focuses on the development of U.S.-Iranian relations andU. S. policy toward Iran, whose primary goal was to keep Iran free from communism. The book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Map; Chapter 01. Prelude to the U.S.-Soviet Confrontation in Iran; Chapter 02. The Iranian Crisis of 1945-46 and Its Role in Initiating the Cold War; Chapter 03. The Oil Nationalization Dispute and Its Ramifications; Chapter 04. Iran's New Pro-Western Stance; Chapter 05. The End of Cold War Tensions in Iran; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.