"Using primary Persian and other previously unused source material this book describes Iran's activities at the Peace of Paris in 1919 and how Iran's intentions and desiderata were to put them at loggerheads with Britain's own plans for Iran and the Middle East. It shows that Iran's diplomacy in Paris was to be the focal point of a politically vibrant and febrile period after the WWI and provides an in-depth study of this important transitional period, when Iran first set out a programme for a contemporary, territorial, yet imperial nationalism, between the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties"--
"Using primary Persian and other previously unused source material this book describes Iran's activities at the Peace of Paris in 1919 and how Iran's intentions and desiderata were to put them at loggerheads with Britain's own plans for Iran and the Middle East. It shows that Iran's diplomacy in Paris was to be the focal point of a politically vibrant and febrile period after the WWI and provides an in-depth study of this important transitional period, when Iran first set out a programme for a contemporary, territorial, yet imperial nationalism, between the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties"--
Philip Grobien holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews. His published work to date reflects his interest in the development of Iran's territorial nationalism during the Qajar dynasty.
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue: The Paris Peace Conference Acknowledgements Transliteration and Dates Abbreviations List of maps Introduction: Iran at the crossroads Conceptualizing Iran's Outlook Imperial Nationalism Paris: Policies and personalities Historiography and sources Chapter 1: The nineteenth century, the Great Game and the squeezing of Iran Encounters and the advent of Russian confrontation Britain: a symbolic toe in the water Economic hegemony and the Qajar playbook Chapter 2: An Enlightenment Intellectual inheritance Direct action More contemporary foundations Occupation and war The question of International law Chapter 3: A new dawn Iran and the preparation for peace The delegation Foreign reaction to Iran's delegation and plans The delegation goes to Paris Chapter 4: Springtime in Paris January and February March and April Controlling the narrative Chapter 5: The cauterisation of independence May The Triumvirate The Anglo-Persian Agreement June, July and August Criticism of the agreement Chapter 6: The persistence of Nosrat al-Dowleh Nosrat al-Dowleh Countering the narrative Squaring the circle Round two Russia and the endgame Conclusion: A reassessment Notes Appendix Bibliography Index
Prologue: The Paris Peace Conference Acknowledgements Transliteration and Dates Abbreviations List of maps Introduction: Iran at the crossroads Conceptualizing Iran's Outlook Imperial Nationalism Paris: Policies and personalities Historiography and sources Chapter 1: The nineteenth century, the Great Game and the squeezing of Iran Encounters and the advent of Russian confrontation Britain: a symbolic toe in the water Economic hegemony and the Qajar playbook Chapter 2: An Enlightenment Intellectual inheritance Direct action More contemporary foundations Occupation and war The question of International law Chapter 3: A new dawn Iran and the preparation for peace The delegation Foreign reaction to Iran's delegation and plans The delegation goes to Paris Chapter 4: Springtime in Paris January and February March and April Controlling the narrative Chapter 5: The cauterisation of independence May The Triumvirate The Anglo-Persian Agreement June, July and August Criticism of the agreement Chapter 6: The persistence of Nosrat al-Dowleh Nosrat al-Dowleh Countering the narrative Squaring the circle Round two Russia and the endgame Conclusion: A reassessment Notes Appendix Bibliography Index
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