The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962 a case in the annals of the Cold War /

• Main Author: Blake, Kristen.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham : University Press of America, c2009.
• Subjects: Cold War.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > International. > Government; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > International Relations; United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.; United States > Foreign relations > Iran.; Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.; Iran > Foreign relations > United States.; Iran > Foreign relations > 1941-1979.; Electronic books.
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This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country. It traces the roots of this rivalry to the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran in 1941 during the Second Wor...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Map; Chapter 01. Prelude to the U.S.-Soviet Confrontation in Iran; Chapter 02. The Iranian Crisis of 1945-46 and Its Role in Initiating the Cold War; Chapter 03. The Oil Nationalization Dispute and Its Ramifications; Chapter 04. Iran's New Pro-Western Stance; Chapter 05. The End of Cold War Tensions in Iran; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.