: U.S.-Iran relations and the Iran-Iraq War, 1979-1988
First Statement of Responsibility
/ James G. Blight ... [et al.] ; foreword by Bruce Riedel.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lanham, Md.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 394 p.
Other Physical Details
: ill.
Dimensions
; 24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
English
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part I: the United States and Iran: how "the enemy has become our masterpiece". Prologue: Kierkegaard in the desert: a reader's guide to Becoming enemies --Dramatis personae: who's who at the Musgrove Conference --How it came to this: the evolution of dueling U.S. and Iranian narrative --Part II: the Musgrove Conference: a critical oral history of the origins of U.S.-Iranian enmity. The United States confronts the Islamic Republic: the origins of enmity, 1979-1982 --The U.S. tilt toward Iraq: a strategy for avoiding a "Middle Eastern Armageddon" --"A world-class rogues' gallery of liars and crooks": the Iran-Contra affair --"This huge crescendo of pressures": Iraqi resurgence in 1988 and Iranian preparation for war with the United States --Khomeini drinks the "hemlock": how the UN facilitated the end of the war --Part III: revelations, perspectives, and interpretations. Missed opportunities? the virtual history of U.S.-Iran relations during the Iran-Iraq war --Epilogue: takeaways: what did we learn from the Musgrove dialogues? --Appendix 1: chronology: the Iran-Iraq war, 1980-1988 --Appendix 2: annotated excerpts from declassified documents.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Entry Element
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Topical Subdivision
Diplomatic history.
Geographical Subdivision
United States.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
United States
Entry Element
Iran
Topical Subdivision
Foreign relations
Topical Subdivision
Foreign relations
Geographical Subdivision
Iran.
Geographical Subdivision
United States.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
DSR1600
Book number
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B42
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Blight
Part of Name Other than Entry Element
, James G.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
Iran
Agency
University of Tehran. Central library and documentation center