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international diplomacy and the pursuit of imperial nationalism
"Using primary Persian and other previously unused source material this book describes Iran's activities at the Peace of Paris in 1919 and how Iran's intentions and desiderata were to put them at loggerheads with Britain's own plans for Iran and the Middle East. It shows that Iran's diplomacy in Paris was to be the focal point of a politically vibrant and febrile period after the WWI and provides an in-depth study of this important transitional period, when Iran first set out a programme for a contemporary, territorial, yet imperial nationalism, between the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties"--
Iran at the crossroads. Conceptualizing Iran's outlook -- Imperial Nationalism -- Paris: Policies and personalities -- Historiography and sources. The nineteenth century, the Great Game and the squeezing of Iran. Encounters and the advent of Russian confrontation -- Britain: a symbolic toe in the water -- Economic hegemony and the Qajar playbook. An Enlightenment. Intellectual inheritance -- Direct action -- More contemporary foundations -- Occupation and war -- The question of International law. A new dawn. Towards the dream of peace -- Iran and the preparation for peace -- The delegation -- Foreign reaction to Iran's delegation and plans -- The delegation goes to Paris. Springtime in Paris. January and February -- March and April -- Controlling the narrative. The cauterization of independence. May -- The Triumvirate -- The Anglo-Persian Agreement -- June, July and August -- Criticism of the agreement. The persistence of Nosrat al-Dowleh. Nosrat al-Dowleh -- Countering the narrative -- Squaring the circle -- Round two -- Russia and the endgame.
Includes bibliographical references and index.