Persian service : the BBC and British interests in Iran / / by Annabelle Sreberny and Massoumeh Torfeh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154894103321
• Autore: Sreberny Annabelle
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2014
• ISBN: 0-7556-1241-8; 0-85772-423-1
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Collana: International Library of Iranian Studies ; ; 40
• Disciplina: 384.540941
• Soggetti: Mass media - Political aspects - Iran; Press and politics - Iran; Communication studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The BBC World Service and Iran: Seventy Years of the Delicate Dance -- Chapter 1: From Propaganda to Public Diplomacy: The Changing Paradigms -- Chapter 2: The Establishment of the BBC World Service Persian Radio -- Chapter 3: The BBC World Service, the British Government and the Nationalisation of Iranian Oil -- Chapter 4: The BBC and the Iranian Revolution of 1979 -- Chapter 5: BBC Broadcasting to Afghanistan -- Chapter 6: Culture Wars and Foreign Policy: BBC Persian Television -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Rumour and speculation in Iran have been rife for generations that the BBC has had a hand in every political upheaval in the country. In this vein the BBC has become a notable element in the complex and tortured narrative of Anglo-Iranian relations. The BBC Persian Service was initially developed in 1940 to prepare and broadcast British war-time propaganda. And it has since been seen by many in Iran as an integral part of British policy-making in the region. Thirty years ago, the Shah of Iran regarded the BBC Persian Service radio as his 'enemy number one' and held it responsible for promoting the revolution of 1979. Only a couple decades earlier, the BBC Persian Service was widely accused for having been complicit in the CIA-led 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Musaddiq. And a decade earlier, the BBC ; Persian Service was strongly linked to the British-planned removal of Reza Shah in 1941. The BBC Persian service has frequently been perceived as an entity which was not simply a vehicle to record the changes occurring in Iran and throughout the Middle East, but rather an active agent of change. In this book, Annabelle Sreberny and Massoumeh Torfeh track the history of the BBC Persian Service, critically analysing both the assumptions that the BBC is a standard bearer for objective reporting and representations of it as a simple tool of Western interests. Also examining the history of relations between the Foreign Office and the BBC Persian Service, they demonstrate that these have never been pre-defined or rigid. Instead, they explore how both institutions have moved from an interest in what can crudely be called state-orchestrated 'propaganda' to a more subtle advocacy of fair and balanced journalism as the best agent of British values and influence."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Spain, Europe & the wider world, 1500-1800 / / J.H. Elliott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780642903321
• Autore: Elliott J. H (Jack Hale), <1931->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven [Conn.] ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-282-35199-0; 9786612351990; 0-300-16001-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 322 pages) : illustrations, plans
• Classificazione: 15.70
• Disciplina: 940.2; 946.04
• Soggetti: Painting, Spanish; Spain History House of Austria, 1516-1700; Spain History Bourbons, 1700-; Spain Relations Europe; Europe Relations Spain; Spain Colonies America; Europe History 1492-1648; Europe History 1648-1789; Spain Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: A Europe of composite monarchies -- Learning from the enemy : early modern Britain and Spain -- The general crisis in retrospect : a debate without end -- A non-revolutionary society : Castile in the 1640's -- Europe after the Peace of Westphalia -- The seizure of overseas territories by the European powers -- Illusion and disillusionment : Spain and the Indies -- Britain and Spain in America : colonists and colonised -- King and patria in the Hispanic world -- The same world, different worlds -- Starting afresh? : the eclipse of empire in British and Spanish America -- El Greco's Mediterranean : the encounter of civilisations -- Court society in seventeenth-century Europe : Madrid, Brussels, London -- Appearance and reality in the Spain of Velázquez.
• Sommario/riassunto: When J. H. Elliott published Spain and Its World, 1500-1700 some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, "For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of Spain, here is a book to keep within reach, to read, to study and to enjoy" (Times Literary Supplement). Since then Elliott has continued to explore the history of Spain and the Hispanic world with originality and insight, producing some of the most influential work in the field. In this new volume he gathers writings that reflect his recent research and thinking on politics, art, culture, and ideas in Europe and the colonial worlds between 1500 and 1800. The volume includes fourteen essays, lectures, and articles of remarkable breadth and freshness, written with Elliott's characteristic brio. It includes an unpublished lecture in honor of the late Hugh Trevor-Roper. Organized around three themes-early modern Europe, European overseas expansion, and the works and historical context of El Greco, Velázquez, Rubens, and Van Dyck-the book offers a rich survey of the themes at the heart of Elliott's interests throughout a career distinguished by excellence and innovation.