Ben Offiler

Us Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran

Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and the Shah

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Produktbeschreibung

US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran examines the evolution of US-Iranian relations during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. It demonstrates how successive administrations struggled to exert influence over the Shah of Iran's regime domestic and foreign policy.

Produktdetails

• Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-48220-4
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9781137482204
• ISBN-10: 1137482206
• Artikelnr.: 42403723

Autorenporträt

Ben Offiler has taught American History and Foreign Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Sheffield, UK. His research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Modernization Theory and the United States Meet Iran
2. The Kennedy Administration, Internal Disputes, and Modernization
3. JFK, the ' 'Massage Problem, ' ' Modernization, and Missed Opportunities
4. Lyndon Johnson, the Shah, and Iranian Opposition
5. ' 'Papa Knows Best ' ': Resisting American Influence ' '
6. British Withdrawal, the End of AID, and the Six Day War
7. Richard Nixon, the Shah, and Continuity
Conclusion

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Introduction
1. Modernization Theory and the United States Meet Iran
2. The Kennedy Administration, Internal Disputes, and Modernization
3. JFK, the ' 'Massage Problem, ' ' Modernization, and Missed Opportunities
4. Lyndon Johnson, the Shah, and Iranian Opposition
5. ' 'Papa Knows Best ' ': Resisting American Influence ' '
6. British Withdrawal, the End of AID, and the Six Day War
7. Richard Nixon, the Shah, and Continuity
Conclusion