Global security watch--Iran : a reference handbook / Thomas R. Mattair.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Mattair, Thomas R.

Contributor:

• Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

• Global security watch series 1938-6168
• Global security watch series, 1938-6168

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• National security.
• Iran--Foreign relations--United States.
• Iran.
• International relations.
• United States.
• United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
• National security--Iran.
• National security--United States.
• National security--Middle East.
• Middle East.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Iran

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.

Summary:

This timely book analyzes Iran's relations with its immediate neighbors and major world powers, attempting to understand Iranian policy and the concerns that underlie it. Mattair covers Iran's foreign relations from the time of its ancient founders through the rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and the years of the Islamic Republic of Iran that have followed.

Contents:

• The history of Iran
• Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• The world and the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Current crises between Iran and major powers
• Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-201) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

• 9780275994839
• 027599483X

OCLC:

191808043

Online:

The Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund Home Page