Barry Rubin (1)
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The Israel-Arab reader : a documentary history of the Middle East conflict. [6th edition] (2001) — Herausgeber — 115 Exemplare
Secrets of State: The State Department and the Struggle Over U.S. Foreign Policy (1985) 16 Exemplare
The Arab States and the Palestine Conflict (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East) (1981) 10 Exemplare
Revolutionaries and Reformers: Contemporary Islamist Movements in the Middle East (2003) 6 Exemplare
The Middle East in the Age of Uncertainty, 1991-Present (The Making of the Middle East) (2007) 4 Exemplare
Conflict and Insurgency in the Contemporary Middle East (Middle Eastern Military Studies) (2009) 2 Exemplare
The Middle East: A Guide to Politics, Economics, Society, and Culture ( Two Volume Set) (2012) 2 Exemplare
Loathing America 1 Exemplar
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This fantastic book provides a detailed and very accessible account of the events that led to the Revolution. It starts with the tension between the British and the Soviets in the closing stages of WWII, and how the intransigence of the British led the Americans to cast in the role of peacemakers. Then with the growing oil wealth, Iran -under almost absolute control of the Shah- started to modernise. However, this modernisation was heavily skewed to military spending, much of which was wilfully wasted. Dissent was poorly managed, corruption was commonplace, and the international press was either blind or compliant. Suddenly conservative (i.e. religious) forces revolted, and after some years of tussling with the moderates, reigned supreme.
Barry Rubin, since deceased, concluded his story with the hostages still in Iran; the updated Penguin edition I read includes their release only in the timeline of events at the end of the book. It's appropriate that it is not included in the story because the revolution has continued to this date, and the relationship between Iran and USA appears not to have progressed in a positive direction since then. Rubin expected this breakdown to last for a couple of decades, as had previous international disputes between countries; but that appears not to be the case.… (mehr)