Us Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran

Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and the Shah
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-48220-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 227 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4041 g

Reihe: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World

US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran examines the evolution of US-Iranian relations during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. It demonstrates how successive administrations struggled to exert influence over the Shah of Iran's regime domestic and foreign policy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Offiler, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Modernization Theory and the United States Meet Iran
2. The Kennedy Administration, Internal Disputes, and Modernization
3. JFK, the ' 'Massage Problem, ' ' Modernization, and Missed Opportunities
4. Lyndon Johnson, the Shah, and Iranian Opposition
5. ' 'Papa Knows Best ' ': Resisting American Influence ' '
6. British Withdrawal, the End of AID, and the Six Day War
7. Richard Nixon, the Shah, and Continuity
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ben Offiler has taught American History and Foreign Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Sheffield, UK. His research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.