Worlds apart : a documentary history of US-Iranian relations, 1978-2018 / Malcolm Byrne, Kian Byrne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrne, Malcolm, author.

Byrne, Kian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Iran.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran--Sources.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States--Sources.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 306 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Documentary history of US-Iranian relations, 1978-2018

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"A relationship beset with extraordinary acrimony, the US and Iran rarely see eye-to-eye - and then only to avoid war or nuclear catastrophe. What is at the core of this troubled rivalry that has stymied policymakers and scholars alike? Using a carefully selected collection of White House, CIA, State Department, and other records, Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive answer to this question: starting from the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, through the Iran-Iraq War and the spread of radical Islam, to 9/11 and the nuclear impasse, to the 2009 Green Movement and the Obama and Trump presidencies. The records which form the heart of the book offer a rare unfiltered view into the perspectives and experiences of the American and Iranian governments over forty years. Providing timelines, glossaries, discussion questions, and a guide on reading declassified documents, Byrne and Byrne explore this complicated relationship accessibly and innovatively in this unique documentary history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

How to read a declassified document

Chronology of events

Blindsided : confronting the Revolution and the Hostage Crisis, 1977-1981

Turmoil in the Gulf

the Iran-Iraq War and the spread of radical Islam, 1980-1989

Leaps of faith : from containment to dialogue, 1990-2000

Missed opportunities : from 9/11 to Iraq to the nuclear impasse, 2001-2008

Breakthrough : long road to a short-lived deal, 2009-2016

Epilogue: Déjà vu after four decades, 2017-2018.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Byrne, Malcolm. Worlds apart

ISBN:

9781108838528

1108838529

9781108971546

1108971547

OCLC:

1242910651