Iran At The Crossroads

Global Relations In A Turbulent Decade
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-16338-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This book concerns more with Iran's foreign relations and problems in the area of international affairs in light of the Gulf war and in anticipation of the post-Khomeini period. It also deals with Iranian policies toward Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rezun, Miron

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Theologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part One: Two Perspectives on Iranian Foreign Policy 1. The "Pariah" Syndrome: The Complexities of the Iranian Predicament 2. Religious Dogma and the Economic and Political Imperatives of Iranian Foreign Policy Part Two: Iran and its Non-Arab Neighbors 3. Relations with Pakistan and India 4. Iran and Turkey: Permanent Revolution or Islamism in One Country? Part Three: Iran and the Middle East Situation 5. Iran and the Arab World 6. Iran's Relations with Israel, Syria, and Lebanon Part Four: Focus on the Iran-Iraq War 7. Iran and the War: From Stalemate to Cease-fire 8. The Legacy of the Iran-Iraq War Part Five: Iran and the Superpowers 9. Double Demons: Cultural Impedance in U.S.-Iranian Understanding 10. The Soviet Union and Iran: Changing Relations in the Gorbachev Era Part Six: Conclusion 11. The Internal Struggle, the Rushdie Affair, and the Prospects for the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Miron Rezun was born in Israel and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and has travelled in and published widely on the Soviet Union and the Middle East. His current areas of interest are Soviet science and technology and the problems of the Soviet nationalities. His articles have appeared in Etudes Internationales, the International Journal, Queen's Quarterly, and Problems of Communism. He has written in French for AGORA and Le Monde and has published a collection of articles for the Centre Quebecois des Relations lnternationales in Quebec City. One of his books, The Soviet Union and Iran About the Contributors XV (Westview, 1988), has become the definitive study of Soviet-Iranian relations during the Reza Shah period. He has also authored a book entitled The Great Struggle (1990) and another on Canadian-Iranian relations (forthcoming in 1991) and is currently working on a book dealing with ethnicity and the nationalities in the USSR.