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American and British Soft Power in Iran, 1953-1960

A 'Special Relationship'?

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Authors:
  1. Darius Wainwright

    1. Department of History, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

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  • Investigates how the UK and US attempted to use soft power to combat communism in Iran
  • Sheds light on wider issues in UK and US foreign policy during the Cold War
  • Highlights the tensions in the so-called 'special relationship' and highlights the role of individuals

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 1-19

  3. Soft Power, the ‘Special Relationship’ and the Roots of Anglo-American Cultural Diplomacy in Iran

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 21-60

  4. Maintaining Geopolitical Stability: The USIS and the Containment of Soviet-Inspired Communism in Iran

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 61-93

  5. Education and Socio-economic Development: Promoting the American Way of Life in Iran

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 95-126

  6. Maintaining Britain’s Position in Iran: The Information Research Department, SAVAK and Anti-Soviet Propaganda

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 127-152

  7. Anglicising Iranian Society and Culture Through Education: The UK Foreign Office and the British Council

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 153-181

  8. The Impact of American and British Soft Power in Iran

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 183-222

  9. Conclusion

    • Darius Wainwright
    Pages 223-229

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 231-236
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About this book

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.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Darius Wainwright

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: American and British Soft Power in Iran, 1953-1960

  • Book Subtitle: A 'Special Relationship'?

  • Authors: Darius Wainwright

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88414-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88413-0Published: 08 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88416-1Published: 09 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-88414-7Published: 08 December 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 236

  • Topics: History, general, Political History, Foreign Policy

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