Revolutionary Iran and the United States: Low-intensity Conflict in the Persian Gulf (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754676706)

A unique and major contribution to the scholarly and policy debate on American foreign and economic policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. A volume that will be of interest to scholars and policy makers who struggle to understand the complex rivalry between these two nations and wish to analyze the Iranian/American relationship since 1979. Authors frame the conflicted relationship between Iran and the United States as a low intensity conflict, embodying elements of superpower gamesmanship, insurgent tactics and economic warfare. Revolutionary Iran and the United States is unique in its approach by exploring how diplomatic, military, and economic weapons are employed to bolster each nation's strategic and tactical advantage. This analysis encompasses the political, military, and economic facets of the rivalry.

Author: Joseph J. St Marie,Shahdad Naghshpour
ISBN-10: 0754676706
ISBN-13: 9780754676706
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2011
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 124