| Us Foreign Policy and the Iran Hostage Crisis Contributor(s): Houghton, David Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521801168 ISBN-13: 9780521801164 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $150.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 955.054 |
| LCCN: 00045453 |
| Lexile Measure: 1720 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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? This book answers these and other puzzles using an analogical reasoning approach that highlights the role of historical analogies in decision making. Using interviews with key decision makers on both sides, Houghton provides an original analysis of one of the United States' greatest foreign policy disasters of recent years. The book will interest students and scholars of foreign policy analysis and international relations. |