Chain Reaction and Chaos: Toward Modern Persia. Shajari 9780761865216 New<|

Chain Reaction and ChaosToward Modern Persia\nAuthor(s): Sadegh Shajari\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of America, United States\nImprint: University Press of America\nISBN-13: 9780761865216, 978-0761865216\nSynopsis\nIn this new perspective, Irans quest for nuclear powerin the context of the global energy challenge and the Cold War-era nuclear arms racetakes on new dimension. This study goes beyond current affairs and analyzes interactions between the complex evolution of [url] policy toward Iran and events in modern Iranian history that shape the determinants of Tehrans foreign policy. \nToday, the shockwaves of the cataclysm that became known as the Islamic Revolution have irrevocably transcended Irans frontiers. In the aftermath of the revolution, Afghanistan and Iraq were invaded, and the Republicans, who had gained power thanks to the hostage crisis, now had to shy away in light of the Iran-Contra scandal. The revolution was a byproduct of the great powers arra.