The Azerbaijan crisis of 1946 represented a landmark in the early stages of the Cold War and played a major role in shaping the future course of Iran's political development. In this book, originally published in 1992, Louise Fawcett presents a comprehensive study of the five-year struggle for control of Iran which culminated in the crisis of 1946. Dr Fawcett examines both the Iranian domestic scene and the role played by the three great powers. She explores the causes, course and consequences of the Azerbaijan crisis from an Iranian perspective. Dr Fawcett then argues that the Iranian crisis was a far more complex affair than was once realised. It brought into play the competitive and often conflicting relationship between not only the United States and the former Soviet Union, but also between Britain and these two superpowers. This study is firmly located within the extensive international relations literature of the Cold War. Iran and the Cold War is an ideal text for students and specialists of both international relations and Middle East studies.
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'The argument of this book is that the Azerbaijan crisis of 1946 was a landmark in the early stages of the Cold War, and that it had a significant influence on Iran's subsequent political development ... The choice of a compartmental structure permits the writer to engage in some stimulating sustained discussion of detailed aspects of the subject ... The real strength of this study lies in the working out of the great power relations in the Iranian context at the end of World War II. In this it throws valuable light on a significant and little understood section of the Cold War.' Vanessa Martin,Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
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This study is firmly located within the extensive international relations literature of the Cold War. Iran and the Cold War is an ideal text for students and specialists of both international relations and Middle East studies.
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This is an excellent monograph recommended for serious students of middle eastern history and great power politics. Her examination of the motives behind the behavior of the great powers in Iran during and after the second world war is quite thorough and her argument is convincing. She also shows great familiarity with Persian political history. This was a worthy re-issue by Cambridge University Press.
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When the Germans attacked the USSR in the summer of 1941 and the Soviet government hastily forged an alliance with the Western allies, Iran, despite its declared neutrality, was quickly drawn into the Second World War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oil fields strike, majlis decision, provincial grievances, electoral preparations, new majlis, majlis deputies, majlis elections, oil discussions, oil agreement, oil concession, oil question, tribal uprising Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Soviet Union, Reza Shah, United Nations, Cold War, Foreign Office, Azerbaijan Democrats, Reza Khan, Security Council, Sayyid Ziya, Middle East, Azerbaijan Democratic, Tripartite Commission, State Department, Second World War, Atlantic Charter, Tripartite Agreement, Freedom Front, Constitutional Revolution, Amir Khizi, Near East, Tehran Conference, Red Army, Reader Bullard, Ahmad Qavam Browse Sample Pages:
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When the Germans attacked the USSR in the summer of 1941 and the Soviet government hastily forged an alliance with the Western allies, Iran, despite its declared neutrality, was quickly drawn into the Second World War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oil fields strike, majlis decision, provincial grievances, electoral preparations, new majlis, majlis deputies, majlis elections, oil discussions, oil agreement, oil concession, oil question, tribal uprising Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Soviet Union, Reza Shah, United Nations, Cold War, Foreign Office, Azerbaijan Democrats, Reza Khan, Security Council, Sayyid Ziya, Middle East, Azerbaijan Democratic, Tripartite Commission, State Department, Second World War, Atlantic Charter, Tripartite Agreement, Freedom Front, Constitutional Revolution, Amir Khizi, Near East, Tehran Conference, Red Army, Reader Bullard, Ahmad Qavam Browse Sample Pages:
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- Russia and Azerbaijan: Russia and A Borderland In Transition Azerbaijan by Tadeusz Swietochowski in Back Matter
- Frontier Nomads of Iran: A Political and Social History of the Shahsevan (Cambridge Middle East Studies) by Richard Tapper in Back Matter
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