British Policy in Persia, 1918-1925
β Scribed by Houshang Sabahi
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 279
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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β¦ Table of Contents
Preliminaries......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
1. Finance: The Power of the Purse......Page 18
2 Force The Diplomacy of Violence......Page 40
3. Soviet Landing at Enzeli......Page 66
4 Persian Communists......Page 92
5 Zero Sum Game......Page 110
6 Anglo American Partnership......Page 140
7. Britainβs Reaction to Reza Khanβs Ascendancy......Page 156
8 Reza Khanβs Rise to Supreme Power......Page 174
Notes......Page 198
Bibliography......Page 260
Index......Page 270
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