- Makes substantial use of recently declassified archival material to show how British diplomats in Tehran and London reacted to the creation of the Islamic Republic in Iran
- Examines the views of key diplomatic personnel at the FCO and British ministers
- Explores a range of factors which shaped British policy in Iran, including historical experience, geography, economics, world politics and domestic concerns
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- About this book
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This book investigates how British diplomats in Tehran and London reacted to the overthrow of the Shah and the creation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, which had previously been a major political and commercial partner for London in the Middle East. Making substantial use of recently declassified archival material, the book explores the role of a significant diplomatic institution – the resident embassy – and the impact of revolutions on diplomatic relations. It evaluates the performance of those charged with British diplomacy during the Iranian Revolution, as Britain’s position fell from favour under the post-revolutionary regime. Examining the views of key diplomatic personnel at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British ministers, this study seeks to explain how British policy towards Iran was shaped and the means of diplomacy employed. In charting the evolution of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Iran during this period, a number of factors are considered, including historical experience, geography, economics, world politics and domestic concerns. It also highlights the impact of events within the Iranian domestic political scene which were beyond London’s control but which shaped British policy significantly.
- About the authors
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Luman Ali completed his PhD in History at the University of Nottingham, UK, in 2016.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-19
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Britain’s Relationship with Iran Before the 1970s
Pages 21-35
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The British Mission in Iran in the 1970s
Pages 37-66
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Reacting to Iran’s Descent into Chaos
Pages 67-99
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The Embassy’s Failure to Predict the Iranian Revolution
Pages 101-124
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981
- Authors
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- Luman Ali
- Series Title
- Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-94406-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-94406-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-94405-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-06846-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 307
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