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The Iranian crisis and the birth of the Cold War : the bridge to victory /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harper, Benjamin F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Subjects:
Iran > History > Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979.
Iran > Foreign relations > 1941-1979.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.
Cold War.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.