America and Iran : a history, 1720 to the present / John Ghazvinian.

America and Iran : a history, 1720 to the present / John Ghazvinian.

By
Ghazvinian, John, 1974-

Publication Date
2021

Publication Information
New York : Alfred A. Knopf,

Edition
First edtion.

Physical Description
xviii, 667 p. : ill.

Geographic Term
Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States.
 
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran.
 
Iran -- History.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [555]-629) and index.

Summary
In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations of these two powers back to the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century--the subject of great admiration of Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams--and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government.

Language
English

ISBN
9780307271815


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction327.55073 G34Checked In