Mohammad Gholi Majd

Iran Under Allied Occupation In World War II (eBook, ePUB)

The Bridge to Victory & A Land of Famine

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Occupied Iran in World War II became the most important supply route to Russia and source of fuel to the Allies. Having pledged to meet Iran's "minimum needs", the Allies commandeered the means of transport, seized food and fuel, severely restricted imports, forced Iran to print money, brought Polish refugees from Russia, and initially did little to contain the chaos and insecurity. The resulting famine and typhus epidemic of 1942-43 had claimed 4 million lives amounting to a quarter of the population. This was in addition to the 8-10 million lost in the Great Famine of 1917-19. Iran's 1944 population was the same as 1900, a perfect case of a Malthusian Catastrophe. Having previously described the World War I famine, and using US diplomatic, military, and intelligence records, as well as primary British sources, Majd completes the task by also telling the story of the World War II Iranian famine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 748
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761867395
• Artikelnr.: 44907871

Autorenporträt

Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran: 1917-1919, 2nd Edition. University Press of America, 2013, and Iran Under Allied Occupation in World War II: The Bridge to Victory & A Land of Famine. University Press of America, 2016, and other works on 20th century Iranian history.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Fear of Soviet Mischief in Northern Iran
and the Tripartite Treaty of Alliance Chapter 3. Soheily Cabinet, Rupture
with Japan, and Extension of Lend-Lease to Iran Chapter 4. Iranian Appeals
and British Counteractions in Washington Chapter 5. Currency and Exchange
Dispute with Britain and Paucity of Oil Revenues Chapter 6. The
Transportation Crisis and the Establishment of Road Transport Board Chapter
7. Iran and the Middle East Supply Center Chapter 8. The Middle East Supply
Center and the Typhus Vaccine Chapter 9. The Supply of Pharmaceuticals and
Sugar: Case Studies in the Functioning of MESC Chapter 10. Influx of Polish
Refugees from Russia Chapter 11. The American Red Cross and Iran Chapter
12. Deepening Crisis and Weakening of Soheily Government Chapter 13.
Appointment of Qavam and Rising Friction with the British Chapter 14.
Renewed Financial Dispute and Tripartite Food Declaration Chapter 15.
Tehran Bread Riots Chapter 16. Fall of Qavam and Re-Appointment of Soheily
Chapter 17. Anglo-American Exchanges and American Views on British Policy
in Iran Chapter 18. American-Iranian Relations and American Policy on Iran
Chapter 19. Russian Policy in Iran: Propaganda and Pressure Chapter 20.
Russian Policy and Conditions in Azerbaijan and Khorassan Chapter 21.
Allied Failure to Deliver Wheat on Time Chapter 22. The Famine of
1942-1943: A Documentary Account Chapter 23. The Typhus Epidemic: A
Documentary Account Chapter 24. Tribal Uprisings and the Spreading Chaos
Chapter 25. British-American Exchanges and Memoranda on Iran and the Tehran
Declaration Chapter 26. Attempts at Revival of Dictatorship Chapter 27.
Another Looming Famine and Actions to Avert It Chapter 28. The
Anglo-American Notes and Evasion of Commitments to Iran Chapter 29. A
Malthusian Catastrophe: The Toll from Famine and Disease