Pahlavi Iran's Relations with Africa: Cultural and Political Connections in the Cold War

by Robert Steele

This book presents the first comprehensive study of Iran's complex relationship with Africa during the late Pahlavi era. While many studies of Iran's foreign relations during the Cold War present Iranian policy as fully aligned with the United States, Robert Steele reveals Iran as an independent actor capable of forging its own path, and shows that Africa was central to Iran's economic policy and security strategy during the reign of Shah Mohammad...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100947314X
• ISBN13: 9781009473149
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"