America and Iran
A History, 1720 to the Present
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America and Iran
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Jeff Harding
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John Ghazvinian
Drawing on years of archival research both in the US and Iran--including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to western scholars--the Iranian-born, Oxford-educated historian leads us through the four seasons of US-Iran relations: the 'spring' of mutual fascination; the 'summer' of early interactions; the 'autumn' of close strategic ties; and the long, dark 'winter' of mutual hatred.
Ghazvinian, with grasp and a storyteller's ability, makes clear where, how, and when it all went wrong. And shows why two countries that once had such heartfelt admiration for each other became such committed enemies; showing us, as well, how it didn't have to turn out this way.
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My only concern lies with John’s impartiality and whether he has been able to maintain it throughout. Although his criticism toward the hardliners of the Iranian regime and the traditional “war-mongering hawks of DC” was evident, I felt he put too much emphasis on certain parts of history while ignoring others (did he do this intentionally?)
For example, His lengthy chapter on Mossadeq and the 1953 coup would make an unfamiliar reader think that all of Iran’s problems were caused by the coup and that all would have ended well had the US + U.K. not orchestrated it.
Or another example: After the Revolution, John was also very eager to portray the Rafsanjani administration as the “gate opener to the world” and giving an impression of him as the “lesser of the evils”, ignoring that Rafsanjani was responsible for some of the most cruel chain murders in Iran. But The human rights record of the IRI was never a central component of the book anyway.
I would’ve appreciated a bit more stern stance on Iran, and certainly the conclusion I felt was too forcibly optimistic. For as long as there are hard liners in place, making a career out of this enmity with Iran, there will be no peace (similarly certain lobbyists in the US). In every chaos lies opportunity, and sometimes you create the chaos yourself to foster opportunities. And that’s where Iran is currently at. But here’s hoping for better days...
Overall 4/5, great work.
Ambitious book with great insight
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I was left disappointed by the lack of balance in the last quarter of the book as the argument for Iran, until then, had been so beautifully expressed that I kept repeating out loud, 'damn, they just couldn't catch a break'.
Clever, concise but not balaned
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A fascinating book
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I found it to be very balanced, and conveyed the thinking in various camps of different eras to paint a vivid picture of what happened and why we are where we are today.
Balanced, enjoyable and informative
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