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9780714633770
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Viewed from the perspective of Whitehall, Persia was a crossroadswhere Britain's European and Indian interests met. Control of Persiaby any European power was bound to jeopardize the security ofBritish India. A threat to India could in turn be used as a lever toupset the balance of power in Europe. To forestall this danger, Britaintried various policies. At first London and India hesitantlyexperimented with the policy of bringing Persia into the Britishsphere of influence either by contracting an alliance with her or byturning her into a protectorate. Persia's crushing defeat in the warwith Ru
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Finance: The Power of the Purse; 2 Force The Diplomacy of Violence; 3. Soviet Landing at Enzeli; 4 Persian Communists; 5 Zero Sum Game; 6 Anglo American Partnership; 7. Britain's Reaction to Reza Khan's Ascendancy; 8 Reza Khan's Rise to Supreme Power; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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ISBN 9780203988190
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe British Policy in Persia, 1918-25
Sprache:
Englisch
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