British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981

• Main Author: Ali, Luman (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
• Subjects: Middle East-History.; History, Modern.; World politics.; International relations.; Great Britain-History.; Economic history.; History of the Middle East.; Modern History.; Political History.; Foreign Policy.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Economic History.

This book investigates how British diplomats in Tehran and London reacted to the overthrow of the Shah and the creation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, which had previously been a major political and commercial partner for London in the Middle East. Making substantial use of recently declassified ar...