{"product_id":"america-and-iran-john-ghazvinian-9780307472380","title":"America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e - A hugely ambitious, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"delightfully readable, genuinely informative\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eportrait (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times)\u003c\/i\u003e of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America--two powers who were once allies and now adversaries\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eby an admired historian and former journalist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations between these two nations back to the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century--the subject of great admiration by Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams--and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on years of archival research both in the United States and Iran--including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to Western scholars--the Iranian-born, Oxford-educated historian leads us through the four seasons of U.S.-Iran relations: the spring of mutual fascination; the summer of early interactions; the autumn of close strategic ties; and the long, dark winter of mutual hatred. Ghazvinian makes clear where, how, and when it all went wrong. \u003ci\u003eAmerica and Iran \u003c\/i\u003eshows why two countries that once had such heartfelt admiration for each other became such committed enemies--and why it didn't have to turn out this way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ghazvinian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307472388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307472380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d","brand":"John Ghazvinian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052283359487,"sku":"9780307472380","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47609371-268c-4052-ba76-385014a36879.jpg?v=1685017945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-and-iran-john-ghazvinian-9780307472380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}