Anglo-Iranian relations since 1800 / edited by Vanessa Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Vanessa.

Series:

Royal Asiatic Society books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Iran--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Iran.

International relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--19th century.

Iran--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

This book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing not only on the political and economic relationship with Britain and on issues of strategic sensitivity, it also illuminates British relations with society and state, and describes the interaction between various representatives and agents of both countries. Anglo-Iranian relations have had a long and complex history, characterized on the one hand by mistrust and intrusion, and on the other hand by mutual exchange and understanding. This book explores the intriguing history of this interactive relationship since 1800, looking at it from a variety of perspectives. Experts in the field make original contributions to our understanding of Iranian history by drawing on many previously unavailable documents in English and Persian. In contrast to earlier works, this book brings a new perspective to Anglo-Iranian relations by looking at the subject over a comparatively long period, and by considering new areas of contact such as social and cultural exchange, and the role of the provincial governor, as well as the continually controversial topic of the Persian Gulf Islands.

Contents:

"Persia" in the western imagination / Ali M. Ansari

Major-General Sir Robert Murdoch Smith KCMG and Anglo-Iranian relations in art and culture / Jennifer M. Scarce

The clergy and the British : perceptions of religion and the ulama in early Qajar Iran / Robert Gleave

The British in Bushehr : the impact of the First Herat War (1838-41) on relations with state and society / Vanessa Martin

Ordinary people and the reception of British culture in Iran, 1906-41 / Morteza Nouraei

The relationship between the British and Abd al-Husain Mirza Farman-Farma during his governorship of Fars / Mansoureh Ettehadieh Nezam Mafi

Britain, the Iranian military and the rise of Reza Khan / Stephanie Cronin

Oil in Iran between the two world wars / Mohammad Malek

An assessment of the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf (1971) within the framework of disputed islands / Reza Nazarahari

Anglo-Iranian relations over the disputed islands in the Persian Gulf : constraints on rapprochement / Hossein H. Moghaddam

The restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran, December 1953 / Denis Wright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

041537295X

OCLC:

57475825

Publisher Number:

9780415372954 (alk. paper)