Worlds Apart
A Documentary History of US–Iranian Relations, 1978–2018
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About this book
A relationship beset with extraordinary acrimony, the US and Iran rarely see eye-to-eye, if only to avoid war or nuclear catastrophe. What is at the core of this troubled rivalry that has stymied policymakers and scholars alike? Using a carefully selected collection of White House, CIA, State Department, and other records, Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive answer to this question: starting from the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, through the Iran-Iraq War and the spread of radical Islam, to 9/11 and the nuclear impasse, to the 2009 Green Movement and the Obama and Trump presidencies. The records, which form the heart of the book, offer a rare, unfiltered view into the perspectives and experiences of the American and Iranian governments over 40 years. Providing timelines, glossaries, discussion questions, and a guide on reading declassified documents, Byrne and Byrne explore this complicated relationship accessibly and innovatively in this unique documentary history.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to Read a Declassified Document
- Chronology
- Introduction: A Measure of Context
- 1 Blindsided: Confronting the Revolution and the Hostage Crisis, 1977-1981
- 2 Turmoil in the Gulf: The Iran-Iraq War and the Spread of Radical Islam, 1980-1989
- 3 Leaps of Faith: From Containment to Dialogue, 1990-2000
- 4 Missed Opportunities: From 9/11 to Iraq to the Nuclear Impasse, 2001-2008
- 5 Breakthrough: Long Road to a Short-Lived Deal, 2009-2016
- Epilogue: Back to Basics: Déjà Vu after Four Decades, 2017-2018
- Conclusion
- Glossaries
- Select Bibliography
- Index