Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran / edited by Mark J. Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byrne, Malcolm.

Gasiorowski, Mark J., 1954-

Series:

Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East.

Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--History--Coup d'état, 1953.

Iran.

Mosaddeq, Mohammad, 1880-1967.

Mosaddeq, Mohammad.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Mohammad Mosaddeq is widely regarded as the leading champion of secular democracy and resistance to foreign domination in Iran's modern history. Mosaddeq became prime minister of Iran in May 1951 and promptly nationalized its British-controlled oil industry, initiating a bitter confrontation between Iraq and Britain that increasingly undermined Mossaddeq's position. He was finally overthrown in August 1953 in a coup d'etat that was organized and led by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. This coup initiated a twenty-five-year period of dictatorship in Iran, leaving many Iranians resentful of the U.S. legacies that still haunt relations between the two countries today. Contents include: "Mosaddeq's Government in Iranian History: Arbitrary Rule, Democracy, and the 1953 Coup" - Homa Katouzian; "Unseating Mosaddeq: The Configuration and Role of Domestic Forces" - Fakhreddin Azimi; "The 1953 Coup in Iran and the Legacy of the Tudeh" - Maziar Behrooz; "Great Britain and the Intervention in Iran, 1953" - Wm. Roger Louis; "The International Boycott of Iranian Oil and the Anti-Mossaddeq Coup of 1953" - Mary Ann Heiss; "The Road to Intervention: Factors Influencing U.S. Policy Toward Iran, 1945-1953" - Malcolm Byrne; "The 1953 Coup d'etat Against Mosaddeq" - Mark J. Gasiorowski

Contents:

Mosaddeq's government in Iranian history : arbitrary rule, democracy, and the 1953 coup / Homa Katouzian

Unseating Mosaddeq : the configuration and role of domestic forces / Fakhreddin Azimi

The 1953 coup in Iran and the legacy of the Tudeh / Maziar Behrooz

Britain and the overthrow of the Mosaddeq government / Wm. Roger Louis

The international boycott of Iranian oil and the anti-Mosaddeq coup of 1953 / Mary Ann Heiss

The road to intervention : factors influencing U.S. policy toward Iran, 1945-1953 / Malcolm Byrne

The 1953 coup detat against Mosaddeq

Mark J. Gasiorowski

Conclusion : why did Mosaddeq fail? / Mark J. Gasiorowski.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-352) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815630173

0815630174

OCLC:

966762456