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British policy in Persia, 1918-1925 /

Viewed from the perspective of Whitehall, Persia was a crossroadswhere Britain's European and Indian interests met. Control of Persiaby any European power was bound to jeopardize the security ofBritish India. A threat to India could in turn be used as a lever toupset the balance of power in Eur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sabahi, Houshang
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Savage, MD : F. Cass, ©1990.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part PART ONE COERCIVE DIPLOMACY
  • chapter 1 Finance: The Power of the Purse
  • chapter 2 Force: "The Diplomacy of Violence"
  • part PART TWO PERCEPTION OF THREAT
  • chapter 3 Soviet Landing at Enzeli
  • chapter 4 Persian Communists
  • chapter 5 Zero-Sum Game?
  • part PART THREE IMPERIAL ACCORD
  • chapter 6 Anglo-American Partnership
  • part PART FOUR BUFFER-STATE POLICY
  • chapter 7 Britain's Reaction to Reza Khan's Ascendancy
  • chapter 8 Reza Khan's Rise to Supreme Power.