The struggle for Iran : oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951-1954 / David S. Painter and Gregory Brew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Painter, David S., author.

Brew, Gregory, author.

Series:

North Carolina scholarship online.

North Carolina scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglo-Iranian Oil Dispute, 1951-1954.

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Iran.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--United States.

Petroleum industry and trade--History--20th century.

Iran--History--Coup d'état, 1953.

Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--1941-1979.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]

Summary:

Drawing on years of research in American, British, and Iranian sources, David Painter and Gregory Brew provide a concise and accessible account of Cold War competition, Anglo-American imperialism, covert intervention, the political economy of global oil, and Iran's struggle against autocratic government.

Contents:

A Crisis in the Making, 1901-1951

Crisis in Iran

Search for a Settlement

The July Uprising

The Final Attempt

28 Mordad: The Coup Against Mosaddeq

Oil and Autocracy

History and Contested Memories.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 12, 2024).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-908626-9-3

979-88-908627-0-9

1-4696-7167-0

1-4696-7168-9

OCLC:

1354205803