American and British soft power in Iran, 1953-1960 : a 'special relationship'? / Darius Wainwright.
2022
E183.8.I7 W35 2022
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Title
American and British soft power in Iran, 1953-1960 : a 'special relationship'? / Darius Wainwright.
Author
Wainwright, Darius, author.
ISBN
9783030884147 (electronic bk.)
3030884147 (electronic bk.)
9783030884130
3030884139
3030884147 (electronic bk.)
9783030884130
3030884139
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-88414-7 doi
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E183.8.I7 W35 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.73055
Summary
This book offers a distinctive approach to understanding Anglo-American relations with Iran in the early Cold War. It establishes how the United Kingdom and United States used soft power between 1953 and 1960 to combat communism and promote their respective ways of life in Iran. It identifies their motives, the types of initiatives employed, and the extent to which they perceived their policies to be a success. It is a historical case study through which wider conclusions regarding UK and US foreign policy can be drawn. As well as illustrating the competitive tensions within the Anglo-American 'special relationship', it highlights the role of individuals in the making and shaping of diplomatic endeavours. More broadly, the analysis of UK and US interactions in Iran through the prism of soft power underlines that there was more to both countries Cold War foreign policies than the containment of communism. Darius Wainwright is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Reading, UK, and Guest Teacher in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Soft Power, the Special Relationship and the Roots of Anglo-American Cultural Diplomacy in Iran
3. Maintaining Geopolitical Stability: The USIS and the Containment of Soviet-Inspired Communism in Iran
4. Education and Socio-economic Development: Promoting the American Way of Life in Iran
5. Maintaining Britains Position in Iran: The Information Research Department, SAVAK and Anti-Soviet Propaganda
6. Anglicising Iranian Society and Culture Through Education:The UK Foreign Office and the British Council
7. The Impact of American and British Soft Power in Iran
8. Conclusion.
2. Soft Power, the Special Relationship and the Roots of Anglo-American Cultural Diplomacy in Iran
3. Maintaining Geopolitical Stability: The USIS and the Containment of Soviet-Inspired Communism in Iran
4. Education and Socio-economic Development: Promoting the American Way of Life in Iran
5. Maintaining Britains Position in Iran: The Information Research Department, SAVAK and Anti-Soviet Propaganda
6. Anglicising Iranian Society and Culture Through Education:The UK Foreign Office and the British Council
7. The Impact of American and British Soft Power in Iran
8. Conclusion.