Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade and attempted to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade and attempted to strengthen the role of parliament in Iran. Musaddiq's crusade  led to conflict with powerful foreign interests and in 1953 the CIA, at British instigation, removed him in a coup d'etat which restored the Shah's absolute powers. This book is a full-scale biography of Musaddiq which also charts the history of the Popular Movement from Musaddiq's downfall in 1953 to his death in 1967. Based on all the new material that has emerged from Iran since the revolution, Homa Katouzian's lively study is essential for all students of modern Iran, the Middle East and the politics of the Third World.

Musaddiq, Iranian Nationalism and Oil (Modern Middle East Series)

History

Bill, James A.

Middle East

Univ of Texas Pr

A leading scholar of Iran relates the reasons that helped to destroy the American-Iranian relationship and outlines measures to improve future foreign policy-making

The Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Yale Univ Pr

A thought-provoking exploration of the American-Iranian relationship, from the 1940s through the Iran-Contra affair and its aftermath. James Bill, a well-known authority on the Middle East, has not only lived in Iran but also closely observed U.S. policy-making toward that country. He draws on interviews with many of the key American and Iranian figures, embassy files, Persian sources, archival records, and other sources from both countries to write this definitive analysis of American-Iranian relations. “A surprisingly fresh rendition of events. … Bill’s well-constructed narrative will hold the non-expert reader’s interest.”―Jim Hoagland, Washington Post Book World “A searching study of America’s relations with Iran since World War II. … A powerful book that should be widely read and taken seriously.”―John C. Campbell, Foreign Affairs “Essential reading.”―Andrew Gowers, Financial Times “By far the most searching study of contemporary United States-Iranian relations I have encountered.”―George W. Ball “A carefully documented hard-hitting case study of the reasons behind America’s trials and tribulations in the Third World.”―Melvin R. Laird “The most detailed and vivid account yet of America’s encounter with Iran.”―Fouad Ajami, New York Times Book Review Selected by Library Journal as one of their Best Books of 1988.

Yale University Press

George Ball: Behind the Scenes in U.S. Foreign Policy

Diplomat and "wise man" George Ball wielded enormous influence in American foreign policy for more than forty years. Best known for his dissent from U.S. Vietnam policy when he was under secretary of state during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he also helped those administrations formulate policy concerning the European Community, the Congo, the Cuban missile crisis, and Cyprus. His last formal appointment was in 1968 as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, but he continued to advise and unofficially assist presidents and members of the American political elite for another twenty-five years, often taking contrary and critical positions on the major issues of the day. In this book James Bill offers fascinating new insights into the inner workings of foreign policy by examining Ball's career and the political problems with which he grappled. Drawing on Ball's personal archive as well as extensive interviews with Ball and with dozens of his associates, Bill traces Ball's involvement with foreign policy. He begins in the 1940s, when Ball was a close associate of Jean Monnet, chief architect of the European Community, and ends with Ball's death in 1994. He also chronicles Ball's forty-year involvement as a founding member of the Bilderberg group, an international clique of powerful European and American leaders. The book stresses a seldom-recognized dimension of the U.S. foreign policymaking process: the importance of the second tier of officialdom, the level just below that of cabinet secretary. And it provides a thoughtful comparison of the realpolitik model of statesmanship practiced by Henry Kissinger and the phronesis practiced by Ball, who was a prudent statesman guided by practical wisdom within a moral framework.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

This new edition of the best-selling Politics in the Middle East is an analysis of systems and processes in Middle Eastern politics that focuses on the themes of power, stratification, and development. Special emphasis is placed upon the forces of social change as they sweep across the region. This study also includes emphasis on such important issues as the role of civil society, the patterns of leadership, the resurgence of Islam, the role of women, the upheaval in the Persian Gulf, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and U.S. foreign policy.

Politics in the Middle East (The Little, Brown series in comparative politics)

Little,Brown

This new edition of the best-selling Politics in the Middle East is an analysis of systems and processes in Middle Eastern politics that focuses on the themes of power, stratification, and development. Special emphasis is placed upon the forces of social change as they sweep across the region. This study also includes emphasis on such important issues as the role of civil society, the patterns of leadership, the resurgence of Islam, the role of women, the upheaval in the Persian Gulf, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and U.S. foreign policy.

Politics in the Middle East (5th Edition)

Springborg, Robert

Pearson

Bill, James A., Springborg, Robert

Politics in the Middle East (The Scott Foresman Little Brown Series in Comparative Politics)

Scott, Foresman Co.

This work examines the issues, problems and processes found in the politics of the region in an analytical framework. It looks at particular events which have cut across the region both chronologically and geographically. It also focuses on a number of changes in ideologies, patterns of authority and political economies of Middle-Eastern states. Topics subjected to detailed analysis include the increasing demands for democracy and human rights, expanding Islamic activism; responses by governments to both these trends, substandard economic growth and the region's high-level militarization.

Politics in the Middle East (The Harpercollins Series in Comparative Politics)

Social Sciences

Harpercollins College Div

Originally published by Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company in 1973, this study constitutes a theoretical introduction to the field of comparative politics.

Comparative Politics: The Quest for Theory (Merrill Political Science series)

Merrill

This timely work explores two influential religious traditions that might seem to have little in common: Twelver Shi'i Islam and Roman Catholicism. With the worldwide rise of religious fundamentalism, it is imperative that religious movements such as Christianity and Islam begin working harder to understand one another's history and beliefs. Myths and misunderstandings continue to prevail, and observers tend to focus on the differences between the two faith systems. Without denying these differences, the authors of this book reveal a number of interesting linkages between Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shi'ism. They compare the histories of the two faiths, consider parallels between important figures in each, and highlight the doctrinal, structural, and sociopolitical similarities they share. Balanced in tone and carefully researched, the book helps explain the essence of both traditions while enriching our understanding of each. There are an estimated 140 million Twelver Shi'is in the world today. The highest percentages live in Persian Gulf countries, including Iran and Iraq, and in Azerbaijan, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. Sizable numbers also inhabit Pakistan, India, and Turkey. The largest Christian denomination, Roman Catholicism is present across the globe, though its population of more than one billion people is concentrated in North and South America and in Europe.

Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics

Religion & Spirituality

Williams, John Alden

Islam

The University of North Carolina Press

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Musaddiq, Iranian Nationalism and Oil (Modern Middle East Series)

The Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations

The Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations

George Ball: Behind the Scenes in U.S. Foreign Policy

Politics in the Middle East (The Little, Brown series in comparative politics)

Politics in the Middle East (5th Edition)

Politics in the Middle East (The Scott Foresman Little Brown Series in Comparative Politics)

Politics in the Middle East (The Harpercollins Series in Comparative Politics)

Comparative Politics: The Quest for Theory (Merrill Political Science series)

Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics