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Clashing national myths fuel the relentless US-Iran cold war.

Republics of Myth

National Narratives and the US-Iran Conflict

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  • Hardcover

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    11 April 2022

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Summary

Why does the rift between the US and Iran persist?

Iran and the United States have been at odds for forty years, locked in a cold war that has run the gamut from harsh rhetoric to hostage-taking, from crippling sanctions to targeted killings. In Republics of Myth, Hussein Banai, Malcolm Byrne, and John Tirman argue that a major contributing factor to this tenacious enmity is how each nation views itself. The two nations have differing interests and grievances…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421443317
ISBN-10:1421443317
Author:Hussein Banai, Malcolm Byrne, John Tirman
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:11 April 2022
Weight:726g
Dimensions:35mm x 152mm x 229mm
Audience Age:18
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About The Author

Hussein Banai

Hussein Banai is an assistant professor of international studies at Indiana University.

Malcolm Byrne is the deputy director and research director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

John Tirman is the executive director and principal research scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies.

The three are the coauthors of Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations and the Iran-Iraq War, 1979–1988.

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