02679nam 2200601Ia 450 991096362670332120251116175036.01-135-77848-51-280-14351-70-203-98819-110.4324/9780203988190 (CKB)1000000000248263(EBL)235096(OCoLC)567990970(SSID)ssj0000115052(PQKBManifestationID)11139055(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115052(PQKBWorkID)10009054(PQKB)10137929(MiAaPQ)EBC235096(Au-PeEL)EBL235096(CaPaEBR)ebr10094157(CaONFJC)MIL14351(EXLCZ)99100000000024826319891201d1990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBritish policy in Persia, 1918-1925 /Houshang SabahiSavage, MD F. Cassc19901 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-87006-4 0-7146-3377-1 Includes bibliographical references.Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Finance: The Power of the Purse; 2 Force The Diplomacy of Violence; 3. Soviet Landing at Enzeli; 4 Persian Communists; 5 Zero Sum Game; 6 Anglo American Partnership; 7. Britain's Reaction to Reza Khan's Ascendancy; 8 Reza Khan's Rise to Supreme Power; Notes; Bibliography; IndexViewed from the perspective of Whitehall, Persia was a crossroadswhere Britain's European and Indian interests met. Control of Persiaby any European power was bound to jeopardize the security ofBritish India. A threat to India could in turn be used as a lever toupset the balance of power in Europe. To forestall this danger, Britaintried various policies. At first London and India hesitantlyexperimented with the policy of bringing Persia into the Britishsphere of influence either by contracting an alliance with her or byturning her into a protectorate. Persia's crushing defeat in the warwith RuInternational relationsGreat BritainForeign relations1910-1936Great BritainForeign relationsIranIranForeign relationsGreat BritainInternational relations.327.41055Sabahi Houshang1882449MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963626703321British policy in Persia, 1918-19254497672UNINA