America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present

America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present

by John H. Ghazvinian

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  • You want to understand the Middle East without sound bites. You're curious about how Cold War decisions still shape global politics today. You appreciate narratives that reveal where diplomacy failed and why it mattered.

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  • You prefer your history chronologically neat rather than thematically complex. You're looking for a polemic that confirms what you already believe about either nation. You want a quick overview rather than deep archival research.

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, this history examines the relationship between Iran and America from 1720 to the present. John Ghazvinian traces how these two nations evolved from allies to adversaries, beginning with the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century—which Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams admired—and an early American image that Iranians saw as a model for their own government. Drawing on extensive archival research in both the United States and Iran, including rare access to Iranian government archives, Ghazvinian structures the account around four phases of U.S.–Iran relations: spring (mutual fascination), summer (early interactions), autumn (close strategic ties), and winter (mutual hatred). The book identifies the specific points where the relationship deteriorated and explains how two countries that once held genuine admiration for each other became committed enemies.

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