Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran

Gasiorowski, Mark J. (EDT); Byrne, Malcolm (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0815630182 / ISBN 13: 9780815630180

Published by Syracuse University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815630182
• ISBN 13: 9780815630180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Examines the turbulent political climate that prevailed in Iran during Mosaddeq's tenure, the confrontation between Iran and Britain for control over Iran's oil, and the strategic considerations that led U.S. officials to opt for a coup.

About the Author

Mark J. Gasiorowski, a professor In the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University, is the author of U.S. Foreign Policy and coeditor of Neither East nor West: Iran, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Malcolm Byrne is deputy director and research director of the George Washington University-based National Security Archive, where he directs the U.S.-Iran relations project. He is the coeditor of The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History and The Chronology.