The US-Iran relationship : the impact of political identity on foreign policy / Penelope Kinch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinch, Penelope, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"Since the Revolution of 1978/79, which eventually brought to power Ayatollah Khomeini and his circle of conservative, though politically active, clerics, the relationship between Iran and the USA has represented one of the world's most complex and hostile international entanglements. In this book, Penelope Kinch analyses the extent to which political identity has contributed to challenges in the relationship and the role of myths in foreign policy. Kinch first examines the construction of political identity in each country, and thereby traces the imagined norms which have their impact on international behaviour. Looking at the misperceptions that have precluded closer communication between the two states, Kinch examines both historical issues, such as the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis as well as more contemporary crises, most notably over Iran's nuclear power programme."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Political Identity and International Relations

Chapter 2: Iranian Political Identity

Chapter 3: American Political Identity

Chapter 4: Myths and Foreign Policy Challenges

Chapter 5: Foreign Policy Challenge: Iran's Nuclear Program

Chapter 6: Intersection of Interest and Identity in Regional Issues

Chapter 7: Communication and Prospects for Change

Conclusion.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350989368

1350989363

9780857729385

0857729381

9780857727343

0857727346

OCLC:

1198554493