US- Iranian relations on the road to the Islamic revolution
Author
Uzakgider, Gülşah
Advisor
Criss, Nur Bilge
Date
2010Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis aims to elaborate on the U.S.-Iranian relations on the road to the
Islamic revolution with a special attention to the identity-security dynamics in
these relations and in the impact on the dynamics of the foreign policies of the
two countries. In addition, the societal security concerns are discussed in
comparison to the threat perceptions of the Iranian state. It attempts to find an
answer to the question how the U.S.-Iranian relations affected the internal and
external dynamics that Iran found itself on the eve of the Islamic Revolution of
1979.