Worlds Apart - A Documentary History of Us-Iranian Relations, 1978-2018

List of contents

How to Read a Declassified Document; Introduction; Chronology of events; 1. Blindsided: confronting the revolution and the hostage crisis, 1977-1981; 2. Turmoil in the Gulf: the Iran-Iraq war and the spread of radical Islam, 1980-1989; 3. Leaps of faith: from containment to dialogue, 1990-2000; 4. Missed opportunities: from 9/11 to Iraq to the nuclear impasse, 2001-2008; 5. Breakthrough: long road to a short-lived deal, 2009-2016; Epilogue. Back to basics: déjà vu after four decades, 2017-2018; Conclusion.

About the author

Malcolm Byrne is an award-winning author and editor of several books on US-Iran relations. Since 1997, he has run the nongovernmental National Security Archive's multinational Iran documentation project, based at The George Washington University, and has made numerous trips to the Islamic Republic.Kian Byrne coordinates the Middle East documentation project at the History and Public Policy Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars where he also co-edits and contributes to the program's blog on new archival findings, Sources & Methods. He has researched and travelled through much of the region, including Iran.

Summary

Using declassified records, this book documents the tumultuous relationship between the US and Iran. Its innovative and accessible approach to history provides glossaries, discussion questions, and clear instructions for decoding records and will serve as an indispensable resource for those interested in US foreign policy and Iranian history.

Additional text

'It's not a pretty story, but it should be required reading to understand how our two countries have been stuck on a road to nowhere for forty years. It's all here: the ignorance, the obliviousness, and the insights ignored. Thanks to the authors for giving us the raw material of history free of biases and personal agendas.' John Limbert, Retired American diplomat and author of Believers: Love and Death in Tehran

Product details

• Authors: Kian Byrne, Kian (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Byrne, Malcolm Byrne, Malcolm Byrne Byrne, Byrne Malcolm
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781108971546
• ISBN: 978-1-108-97154-6
• No. of pages: 283
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, North America, International Relations, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, History of the Americas, North America (USA and Canada)