Drawing on Iran’s history and its relations with great powers and regional neighbours, this book addresses the question of how much continuity and/or change t

Much attention in the West has focused on Iran as a problem country. This book challenges the representations of Iran as a hostile regional power led by ideolog

This study of the foreign relations of a small state in a zone of Great-Power conflict focuses on the evolution of Iranian foreign policy from a struggle for na

An introduction to the domestic politics and international relations of Iran, unique in its use of art, poetry and music.

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