{"product_id":"america-and-iran-a-history-1720-to-the-present-paperback","title":"America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ghazvinian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e - A hugely ambitious, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"delightfully readable, genuinely informative\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eportrait (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times)\u003c\/i\u003e of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America--two powers who were once allies and now adversaries\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eby an admired historian and former journalist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations between these two nations back to the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century--the subject of great admiration by Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams--and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on years of archival research both in the United States and Iran--including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to Western scholars--the Iranian-born, Oxford-educated historian leads us through the four seasons of U.S.-Iran relations: the spring of mutual fascination; the summer of early interactions; the autumn of close strategic ties; and the long, dark winter of mutual hatred. Ghazvinian makes clear where, how, and when it all went wrong. \u003ci\u003eAmerica and Iran \u003c\/i\u003eshows why two countries that once had such heartfelt admiration for each other became such committed enemies--and why it didn't have to turn out this way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN GHAZVINIAN was born in Iran and raised in London and Los Angeles. He has a doctorate in history from Oxford University and was the recipient of a \"Public Scholar\" fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2016-2017, as well as a fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation's special initiative on Islam in 2009-2010. Ghazvinian's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, The Sunday Times, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He directs the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767667654944,"sku":"9780307472380","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f9e7e9714a9985e44f4c232909ba5f37.webp?v=1780314830","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/america-and-iran-a-history-1720-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}