The United States, Iran and operation 'Ajax': Inverting interpretative orthodoxy

Middle Eastern Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-38

  Marsh, Steve ^a  

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Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

IRAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042701852     PISSN: 00263206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00263200412331301657     Document Type: Article

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