America and Iran

A History, 1720 to the Present

John Ghazvinian

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English

One World
01 December 2020

History; General & world history; Middle Eastern history; History of the Americas; Geopolitics

In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams greatly admired the Persian Empire, while Iranians regarded America as an ideal their own government might emulate. Beginning there, how did they become the enemies they are today?

In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of relations between these two powers. Drawing on years of research conducted in both countries – including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to Western scholars – he leads us through the four seasons of US–Iranian relations: the spring of mutual fascination; the summer of early interactions; the autumn of close, strategic ties; and the long, dark winter of hate. A revealing account, America and Iranlays bare when, where and how it all went wrong – and why it didn’t have to be this way

By: John Ghazvinian
Imprint: One World
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781786079473
ISBN 10: 178607947X
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 01 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: Spring 1 East of Eden 2 Tashrifat 3 The Amateurs 4 The Professionals 5 The Man from Manila 6 War and Peace Part II: Summer 7 “The Sordid Side” 8 The Warrior-King 9 Hello Johnny 10 Tehran Spring 11 “One Penny More” 12 The Liberty Bell and the Wool Pajamas 13 1953 Part III: Autumn 14 “Yes” and “Yes, Sir” 15 You Say You Want a Revolution? 16 This Turbulent Priest 17 The Final Emperor 18 The Unthinkable Part IV: Winter 19 1979 309 20 Dulce et Decorum Est 21 Goodwill Hunting 22 The First Hopey-Changey Moment 23 That September Day 24 The Moral Cold War 25 Atoms for Peace? 26 Designed to Fail Epilogue Acknowledgments Archival sources Notes Index Illustration credits

John Ghazvinian is a historian at the University of Pennsylvania. He was born in Iran, raised in London and Los Angeles, and has a doctorate in history from the University of Oxford. He is the author of Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil and he has written for the Sunday Times, New Statesman, Slate and The Nation. He lives in Philadelphia.

Reviews for America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present

'Ghazvinian describes in exquisite detail the relationship between Iran and the United States - from its inception in the years before the American Revolution to the present day. Beautifully laid out and at time reading like a thriller you don't want to put down.' -- Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ 'History in the hands of a master.' -- Ambassador John Limbert, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran (2009-10), and hostage in the US Embassy in Tehran (1979-81) 'An important, urgently needed book - a hugely ambitious, illuminating portrait of the 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.' * Kirkus, starred review *