Chain reaction and chaos : toward modern Persia / Sadegh Shajari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shajari, Sadegh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear energy.

Iran--Foreign relations.

Iran.

International relations.

Nuclear energy--Iran.

Physical Description:

x, 307 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2015]

Summary:

In this new perspective, Iran's quest for nuclear power-in the context of the global energy challenge and the Cold War-era nuclear arms race-takes on new dimension. This study goes beyond current affairs and analyzes interactions between the complex evolution of U.S. policy toward Iran and events in modern Iranian history that shape the determinants of Tehran's foreign policy. Today, the shockwaves of the cataclysm that became known as the Islamic Revolution have irrevocably transcended Iran's frontiers. In the aftermath of the revolution, Afghanistan and Iraq were invaded, and the Republicans, who had gained power thanks to the hostage crisis, now had to shy away in light of the Iran-Contra scandal. The revolution was a byproduct of the great powers' array of geostrategic moves following World War II. This book explores the order that underlies Iran's chaotic dynamics that have potential to bring about unintended results. The best example of this is President Carter's human rights policy, which, unexpectedly, via strange attractor dynamics, led to the fall of the Shah that marked the end of the U.S. twin-pillar policy in the Persian Gulf. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Global Systemic Explosion 7

2 A Tri-Polar Culture 23

3 A Happy Beginning 37

4 A Dramatic Climax 53

5 Read Flags in America 67

6 Fatal Mistakes and Failure 81

7 A Tectonic Shift 97

8 On the Brink of the Abyss 117

9 Inflexion Point and Beyond 131

10 Lost in the Labyrinth of the Nuclear World 139

11 The Silk Road 151

12 The Soviet Orbit 163

13 The Rising Tide 179

14 Technical Challenges 193

15 Diplomatic Games 205

16 The Gathering Storm 215

17 Dark Energy and Black Propaganda 227

18 Going Critical 239

19 Isostatic Subsidence 255

20 Future Blooms under Storm 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761865217

9780761865216

OCLC:

894625625