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Roham Alvandi - Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah - 9780190610685 - V9780190610685
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Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah

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Description for Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah paperback. In this revisionist account of U.S.-Iran relations during the Cold War, Roham Alvandi provides a detailed historical study of the partnership that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran forged with U.S. President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, is often remembered as a pliant instrument of American power during the Cold War. In this groundbreaking study Roham Alvandi offers a revisionist account of the shah's relationship with the United States by examining the partnership he forged with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Based on extensive research in the British and U.S. archives, as well as a wealth of Persian-language diaries, memoirs, and oral histories, this work restores agency to the shah as an autonomous international actor and suggests that Iran evolved from a client to a partner ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190610685
SKU
V9780190610685
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About Roham Alvandi
Roham Alvandi is Assistant Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews for Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah
In Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah Roham Alvandi examines the intimate relationship that developed among three 1970s cold warriors: President Richard M. Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Iranian shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.... [Alvandi] provides a unique case study of the power of individual leaders and the strength of such relationships in international relations, as well as the consequences - good ... Read more

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