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89/100Author:
John Ghazvinian
Publisher:
Knopf
Date:
January 26, 2021
A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day.
What The Reviewers Say
John Ghazvinian, a historian and former journalist, claims, loftily but not altogether without merit, that his book is the 'most extensive and wide-ranging study ever undertaken on the history of U.S.-Iranian relations.' Ghazvinian has at times taught creative writing, which is evident in the richness and supple prose of the book’s narrative.
The story of America’s relations with Iran needs a reexamination. Why have these two nations nurtured such obsessive antagonism toward each other? Former journalist John Ghazvinian steps into the charged arena with a doorstop of a book that promises to answer the question. But after some brassy assertions in the preface, Ghazvinian’s uneven and often tendentious account only compounds the confusion.
An expert on Iran delineates the massive rift between the erstwhile 'closest of allies.'.
A sweeping study.
