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Republics of myth : national narratives and the US-Iran conflict
- Title
- Republics of myth : national narratives and the US-Iran conflict / Hussein Banai, Malcolm Byrne, and John Tirman.
- Author
- Banai, Hussein
- Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- xii, 418 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Iran and the United States have been at odds for forty years, locked in a Cold War that has run the gamut from harsh rhetoric to crippling sanctions, internal repression to targeted killings. The authors argue that this intractable conflict arises from how each nation sees itself-that is, the story it tells itself about its fundamental nature and character. These stories have led to failed diplomatic relations"--
- Subject
- Political leadership
- National characteristics
- Manifest Destiny
- Mythology, Iranian
- Islam and politics > Iran > History
- Diplomatic relations
- Islam and politics
- Politics and government
- United States > Territorial expansion
- United States > Foreign relations > Iran
- Iran > Foreign relations > United States
- United States > Politics and government
- Iran > Politics and government
- Iran
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Foundations of a conflict -- The narrative trap -- The fraught U.S.-Iran relationship, from Mosaddeq to Khomeini -- The Iran-Iraq war -- Rafsanjani and the post-Khomeini order -- Khatami and the possibility of dialogue -- The shadow of Khobar in Washington -- Bush in the Khatami era -- The Iraq war and Its consequences -- The nuclear file under Bush 43 -- Obama enters -- Rouhani, Zarif, and the nuclear deal -- Trump and regeneration through violence -- Conclusion: narratives and national interests.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-3006
- ISBN
- 9781421443317
- 1421443317
- LCCN
- 2021021321
- OCLC
- 1293452395
- 1293452395
- Author
- Banai, Hussein, author.
- Title
- Republics of myth : national narratives and the US-Iran conflict / Hussein Banai, Malcolm Byrne, and John Tirman.
- Publisher
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Byrne, Malcolm, author.Tirman, John, author.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-3006