Us foreign policy and the iran hostage crisis
Auteur :
Houghton, David Patrick
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521801164
Date de publication :
7 juin 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why did Iranian students seize the American embassy in Tehran in 1979? Why did the Carter administration launch a rescue mission, and why did it fail so spectacularly? Using interviews with key decision-makers on both sides, this book provides an analysis of a great foreign policy disaster.