現代イランを理解する Understanding Iran : Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ahmadinejad

Polk, William R.

Palgrave Macmillan（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230103436
• DDC分類 955

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009.

Full Description

William R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. A former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council, Polk describes a country and a history misunderstood by many in the West. While Iranians chafe under the yolk of their current leaders, they also have bitter memories of generations of British, Russian and American espionage, invasion, and dominance. There are important lessons to be learned from the past, and Polk teases them out of a long and rich history and shows that it is not just now, but for decades to come that an understanding of Iran will be essential to American safety and well-being.

Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword Becoming Iranian Being Iranian Shahs, Ulama and Western Powers From Political Revolution through Social Revolution to Violent Revolution The Revolutionary Regime The United States and Iran Today and Tomorrow