American And British Soft Power In Iran 1953 1960

Author : Darius Wainwright
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030884147

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American and British Soft Power in Iran, 1953-1960 by Darius Wainwright Pdf

This book offers a distinctive approach to understanding Anglo-American relations with Iran in the early Cold War. It establishes how the United Kingdom and United States used soft power between 1953 and 1960 to combat communism and promote their respective ways of life in Iran. It identifies their motives, the types of initiatives employed, and the extent to which they perceived their policies to be a success. It is a historical case study through which wider conclusions regarding UK and US foreign policy can be drawn. As well as illustrating the competitive tensions within the Anglo-American 'special relationship', it highlights the role of individuals in the making and shaping of diplomatic endeavours. More broadly, the analysis of UK and US interactions in Iran through the prism of soft power underlines that there was more to both countries’ Cold War foreign policies than the containment of communism.

Author : Jack Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350321199

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Oil, Nationalism and British Policy in Iran by Jack Taylor Pdf

As new nations were formed from the declining British Empire, a murky world of diplomats, oil executives and spies were determined to maintain London's grip on Iran and its strategic oil reserves. Directed from Whitehall by successive governments, this book explores the complexities and ambiguities of British policy in Iran and demonstrates its centrality to post-war imperial reorientation. Situating Iran within Britain's 'informal empire,' Jack Taylor demonstrates that Clement Attlee's Labour Government saw Iranian oil as critical to the construction of a domestic New Jerusalem, and used coercion, propaganda, and espionage to preserve their control over it. In doing so, they were forced to confront not only the emerging Cold War, but local resistance expressed through diverse forms including trade unionism, Soviet-inspired Marxism, and popular nationalism. Oil, Nationalism and British Policy in Iran offers new insight into the scale of British interference in Iran and its ultimate failure. It reveals that as London's policy floundered the United States independently took steps to safeguard their own regional economic and security interests. Although British actors were critical in the operation to depose Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh following his government's nationalisation of the oil industry, they were ultimately unable to sustain their informal empire in Iran.

Author : Ali Rahnema
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107076068

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Behind the 1953 Coup in Iran by Ali Rahnema Pdf

This book reconstructs the events surrounding the Iranian coup d'état in 1953 that led to the overthrow of Mohammed Mosaddeq and his government.

Author : John Ghazvinian
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307271815

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America and Iran by John Ghazvinian Pdf

"A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day"--

Author : Will Kaufman,Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851094363

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Britain and the Americas [3 volumes] by Will Kaufman,Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson Pdf

A comprehensive encyclopedia covering the close ties between Britain and the whole of the Americas, examining Britain's cultural and political legacy to the nations of the New World. From Vikings to redcoats, from the Beatles to the war in Iraq, Britain and the Americas examines Britain's cultural and political legacy to the nations of the Americas. This comprehensive survey also traces how the Americas have in turn influenced contemporary Britain from the Americanization of language and politics to the impact of music and migration from the West Indies. Complete with an extensive introduction and a chronology of key events, this three-volume encyclopedia contains introductory essays focusing on the four prime areas of British Atlantic engagement—Canada, the Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America. Students of a wide range of disciplines, as well as the lay reader, will appreciate this exhaustive survey, which traces the common themes of British policy and influence throughout the Americas and highlights how Britain has in turn benefited from the influence of American democracy, technology, culture and politics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428981959

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Iran--Soviet interests, US concerns by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph S Nye Jr
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780465094165

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Bound to Lead by Joseph S Nye Jr Pdf

Is America still Number 1? A leading scholar of international politics and former State Department official takes issue with Paul Kennedy and others and clearly demonstrates that the United States is still the dominant world power, with no challenger in sight. But analogies about decline only divert policy makers from creating effective strategies for the future, says Nye. The nature of power has changed. The real-and unprecedented-challenge is managing the transition to growing global interdependence.

Author : Krishan Kumar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509528387

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Empires by Krishan Kumar Pdf

Empires have been the commonest form of political organization for most of recorded history. How should we best understand them? What are their principles and how do they differ from other political forms, such as the nation-state? What sort of relations between rulers and ruled do they express? Do they, as many have held, follow a particular course of “rise, decline, and fall”? How and why do empires end, and with what consequences? Is the era of empire over? This book explores these questions through a fascinating analysis of the major empires of world history and the present. It pays attention not just to the modern overseas empires of the Europeans, but also to the ancient empires of the Middle East and Mediterranean, the Islamic empires of the Arabs, Mughals, and Ottomans, and the two-thousand-year Chinese Empire. As Kumar shows, understanding empires helps us understand better the politics of our own times.

Author : J. Melissen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230554931

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The New Public Diplomacy by J. Melissen Pdf

After 9/11, which triggered a global debate on public diplomacy, 'PD' has become an issue in most countries. This book joins the debate. Experts from different countries and from a variety of fields analyze the theory and practice of public diplomacy. They also evaluate how public diplomacy can be successfully used to support foreign policy.

Author : Lorenz M. Lüthi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108418331

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Cold Wars by Lorenz M. Lüthi Pdf

A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Author : Robert Bothwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190269401

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Your Country, My Country by Robert Bothwell Pdf

Canada: land of hockey, terrible weather, unfailing politeness-and little else, as far as many Americans are aware. For Canadians, the United States is seen as a land of unparalleled opportunity and unparalleled failure, a country of heights and abysses. The straitlaced country in the north could hardly have much to tell about its powerhouse of a neighbor to the south, eh? Not so, according to historian Robert Bothwell. In this witty and accessible book, Bothwell argues that the shared history of the United States and Canada reveals more about each country than most would suspect. Your Country, My Country takes readers back to the seventeenth century, when a shared British colonial heritage set the two lands on paths that would remain intertwined to the present day. Tracing Canadian-American relations, shared values, and differences through the centuries, Bothwell suggests that Americans are neither unique nor exceptional, in terms of both their good characteristics and their bad ones. He brings this contention down to the present day by examining Canadian and American differences over such questions as universal health care in domestic policy and the Iraq war in foreign policy. What happens in Canada often reflects what has happened in the United States, but by the same token, what happens in Canada signals what could happen in its American neighbor. From whatever direction, this innovative volume contends, Canada's story illuminates America's-and vice-versa.

Author : Chikara Hashimoto
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474410472

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Twilight of the British Empire by Chikara Hashimoto Pdf

A wide-ranging study of developments in global French-language cinema

Author : Michael L. Gross,Tamar Meisels
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107132245

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Soft War by Michael L. Gross,Tamar Meisels Pdf

This collection focuses on non-kinetic warfare, including cyber, media, and economic warfare, as well as non-violent resistance, 'lawfare', and hostage-taking.

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469619651

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The Cold War at Home by Philip Jenkins Pdf

One of the most significant industrial states in the country, with a powerful radical tradition, Pennsylvania was, by the early 1950s, the scene of some of the fiercest anti-Communist activism in the United States. Philip Jenkins examines the political and social impact of the Cold War across the state, tracing the Red Scare's reverberations in party politics, the labor movement, ethnic organizations, schools and universities, and religious organizations. Among Jenkins's most provocative findings is the revelation that, although their absolute numbers were not large, Communists were very well positioned in crucial Pennsylvania regions and constituencies, particularly in labor unions, the educational system, and major ethnic organizations. Instead of focusing on Pennsylvania's right-wing politicians (the sort represented nationally by Senator Joseph McCarthy), Jenkins emphasizes the anti-Communist activities of liberal politicians, labor leaders, and ethnic community figures who were terrified of Communist encroachments on their respective power bases. He also stresses the deep roots of the state's militant anti-Communism, which can be traced back at least into the 1930s.

Author : Odd Arne Westad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521853644

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The Global Cold War by Odd Arne Westad Pdf

The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third World policies of the two twentieth-century superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - gave rise to resentments and resistance that in the end helped topple one superpower and still seriously challenge the other. Ranging from China to Indonesia, Iran, Ethiopia, Angola, Cuba, and Nicaragua, it provides a truly global perspective on the Cold War. And by exploring both the development of interventionist ideologies and the revolutionary movements that confronted interventions, the book links the past with the present in ways that no other major work on the Cold War era has succeeded in doing.