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Autore |
Harper Benjamin F. |
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Titolo |
The Iranian crisis and the birth of the Cold War : the bridge to victory / / Benjamin F. Harper |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cold War |
Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979 |
Iran Foreign relations 1941-1979 |
Iran Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations Iran |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Setting the stage -- The saber and the star: the US presence in Iran, 1942-46 -- Iranian plurality and the reemergence of Ahmad Qavām -- Crisis ensues : atomic diplomacy and Qavām's Cold War -- A new world order : the Iranian crisis and the legitimacy of the United Nations -- Conclusion : on statesmanship and power. |
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This study examines the Iranian crisis of 1946 and its role in shaping the dynamics of the Cold War. The author uses the encounter as a case study to analyze how the United States used its atomic monopoly to achieve its international objectives in the early postwar era. |
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