The ongoing rivalry between the United States and Iran is an important facet of contemporary international politics. The Iranian revolution has been the central political event that contributed to such a confrontation. This book traces the roots and manifestations of American perceptions of Iran with particular focus on the Iranian revolution and shows the basic flaws of American view and analyses of it. American perceptions are studied here by undertaking a thorough-going critical analysis of policy documents, memoirs of policy makers and academic writings. This study provides a refreshing break from usual foreign policy analysis by paying attention to the realm of ideas that constitute policies and perceptions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Ramakrishnan
Dr. A.K. Ramakrishnan is reader and former Director, School of International relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, kerala. He was Distinguished International Scholar at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA. Areas of his teaching and research include west Asian Studies, International Relations theories, Gender and Postcolonialism. He has published widely in English and Malayalam. His articles and reviews have been published in national and international journals such as International Studies, Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Contemporary South Asia, and International-Asia Cultural Studies.
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