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The English job : understanding Iran and why it distrusts Britain / Jack Straw.
By: Straw, Jack [author.]
Publisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2019Description: x, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), mapContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785903991Subject(s): Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 | Iran -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iran | Iran -- HistoryDDC classification: 955
Contents:
'English is not the enemy' -- It's always an English job -- From fire to Allah -- Shah Ismail I : Iran's Henry VIII -- The British monopolies that triggered democracy -- How oil trumped democracy -- Sergeant to shah : with British help -- The British (and Soviets) take over -- Abadan - Britain's humiliation -- Spooks and coups -- The shah in his element -- Khomeini returns -- The imposed war -- The aftermath : The Satanic Verses and violence -- The reformers break out -- 9/11 and nukes -- 'Chocolates, Jack, chocolates' -- The halo of light -- The sedition of '88 -- The guy in your earpiece -- The deep state and Iran's security -- Conclusion : Iran's future.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 955 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 017904 | ||
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 955 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 017777 |
'English is not the enemy' -- It's always an English job -- From fire to Allah -- Shah Ismail I : Iran's Henry VIII -- The British monopolies that triggered democracy -- How oil trumped democracy -- Sergeant to shah : with British help -- The British (and Soviets) take over -- Abadan - Britain's humiliation -- Spooks and coups -- The shah in his element -- Khomeini returns -- The imposed war -- The aftermath : The Satanic Verses and violence -- The reformers break out -- 9/11 and nukes -- 'Chocolates, Jack, chocolates' -- The halo of light -- The sedition of '88 -- The guy in your earpiece -- The deep state and Iran's security -- Conclusion : Iran's future.