01923nam 2200433 450 991080694190332120180724093247.01-4985-7697-4(CKB)4100000006096223(MiAaPQ)EBC5495549(EXLCZ)99410000000609622320190228d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Iranian crisis and the birth of the Cold War the bridge to victory /Benjamin F. HarperLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2018.1 online resource (145 pages)1-4985-7696-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Cold WarIranHistoryMohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979IranForeign relations1941-1979IranForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsIranCold War.955.053Harper Benjamin F.1703804MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806941903321The Iranian crisis and the birth of the Cold War4089285UNINA