{"product_id":"pahlavi-irans-relations-with-africa-cultural-and-political-connections-in-the-cold-war-hardback-9781009473149","title":"Pahlavi Iran's Relations with Africa; Cultural and Political Connections in the Cold War (Hardback) 9781009473149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePahlavi Iran's Relations with Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCultural and Political Connections in the Cold War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comprehensive study of Iran's political and cultural interactions with Africa during the Cold War and decolonisation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Steele (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009473149, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.686 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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 Reza Pahlavi. Africa was where the shah sought allies to balance the radicalism of Nasser, often through Iranian aid, customers for Iranian oil and potential sources of uranium. Bolstered by the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and the oil price hike of 1973, Steele also shows how the shah saw an opportunity for his Iran to play a leading role in the Indian Ocean, revealing the central place of Africa in Iran's global strategy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Establishing Relations (c. 1957–1970): 1. Iran, Egypt and the spectre of nasserism\u003cbr\u003e 2. Iran, North Africa and Islamic solidarity\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Creating influence and dialogue with the African continent', 1960–1968\u003cbr\u003e 4. Establishing ties with apartheid South Africa\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Forming an Africa Policy (1971–1975): 5. North Africa, Islam and the great civilisation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Trouble in the horn and soviet encroachment\u003cbr\u003e 7. Iran and West Africa\u003cbr\u003e 8. Distributing the oil wealth: Africa and Iranian aid\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Africa and Pahlavi Iran's Grand Strategy (1976–1979): 9. Iran and Senegal: building a special relationship in Africa, 1975–1979\u003cbr\u003e 10. Southern Africa: the politics of race and oil\u003cbr\u003e 11. Iran, the Ogaden war and African security in the late 1970s\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475097973016,"sku":"9781009473149","price":80.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009473149i.jpg?v=1785805115","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pahlavi-irans-relations-with-africa-cultural-and-political-connections-in-the-cold-war-hardback-9781009473149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}