Iran & America: Rekindling A Love Lost [Paperback]

Badi Badiozamani (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2005

Iran & America: Rekindling A Love Lost provides extensive information about: The love affair that started in 1830, The young American who gave his life for Iran, Iran's "father of modern education", Iran's contribution to the U.S., Iran as a super power, Similarities between Iran and America, Why relations should be resumed, And much more...

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About the Author

A direct descendent of Nader Shah, Dr. Badi Badiozamani (Ph.D. in Political Science) comes from a long line of rulers, writers and thinkers. Prior to immigrating to the United States in 1980, he served as Management Analyst at the Oils Service Company (OSCO) of Iran, a consortium of oil firms including Exxon, Mobil and Shell. Holding membership in PEN USA and the ATA, he has served as writer and / or editor for a number of Persian-American publications. He was vice-chair of the International Affairs Board of the City of San Diego and was Chairman of the Cultural and Economic Interchange Committee. He also was appointed by the Governor to California’s Joint Venture Advisory Board. In 2003, he became the first Iranian-American to run for Governor. Most recently, he serves as Founder and Executive Director of the Center for East-West Understanding, created with the mission of diminishing extremism and the threat of violence through Global Town-Hall Meetings, Friendship Camps, Media Programs and unconventional book publications. He has appeared on CNN, NBC, Fox, ABC, Voice of America, BBC, Radio South Africa, The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek and Los the Angeles Times. He is currently working on his next book, All My Wives: A Report on Temporary Marriage in Shi’i Islam. Ghazal Badiozamani, the contributing author, works at the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs. She received a dual undergraduate degree in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University, where she served as President of the women's Honors Society. She also holds an M.Sc. in Economics with a focus in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: East-West Understanding Press (May 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974217204
• ISBN-13: 978-0974217208
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,790,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read on Iran, June 17, 2010

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Buffalo Soldier (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iran & America: Rekindling A Love Lost (Paperback)

This is an easy to follow book. I would highly recommend it if you are starting to study Iran. Good bang for the buck.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good starter, December 4, 2009

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Matthew Smith "Roger Mexico" (TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iran & America: Rekindling A Love Lost (Paperback)

This book is a great starter for anyone interested in learning the history of the relationship between these two countries. This book provides the reader with a quick history of the first interactions between the two states from cultural, educational and religious missions to the establishment of diplomatic relations through to the start of the revolution in 79.

This work starts off with a micro look at the beginnings of this tumultuous relationship. This gives readers a nice look at the individuals who started this contact, and by providing this micro look it gives the reader a nice insiders perspective on what motivated these men and women on both sides to begin this interaction. What we see through this perspective is that our relations started off as being quite friendly. While some mistakes were made here and there, on the whole the relationship was very positive and beneficial for both sides.

The author then pulls back to provide some of the macro perspective as well. The author provides some brief histories of the two coups in 40s and 50s, and does a good job describing these events with the space he dedicates to these topics. The author provides nice histories of Iran's interactions with the great powers and how these interactions affected Iran.

For those like myself they will find the cultural and religious looks into Iran's past to be the most illuminating. The author provides histories of the periods of ancient Iranian history up to the 20th century. These histories are well done. They provide good information, but they do not become tedious for the reader who may not be as interested in these histories.

The last couple of chapters are a bit dated since this author was writing this book during the Khatami presidency when it looked like relations could be repaired rather easily. Since publication though a lot of changes have occurred that have moved the two sides further away. Both states have done much to damage the recent relationship, but with the Iranian governemt regressing as it has over the last few years the positive outlook of this book seems a bit premature with hindsight.

Also the descritpions of prominent Iranians in the U.S. seemed tedious and out of place. These are individual achievments, and in my opinion do not reflect on the whole. I would say the same thing if someone presented Iranian/Americans who committed crimes. These are individuals.

This book is an easy read that will give readers looking to find some good information about Iran a wealth of information. For those looking for a deeper examination, I think you will find some valuable nuggets in this book, but you may want to keep looking.