David Farber

Taken Hostage

The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical Islam

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Farber has produced a succinct and authoritative book on the hostage crisis that is well researched, engagingly written, and persuasive in its conclusions. What's more, it's a real page turner. The book includes numerous fascinating vignettes, including the story behind the story of why Americans displayed yellow ribbons to seek the hostages' safe return. A truly first-rate work."--Fredrik Logevall, University of California, Santa Barbara

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9780691127590
• ISBN-10: 069112759X
• Artikelnr.: 21948111

Autorenporträt

David Farber

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1: Crisis, Chaos, and Jimmy Carter 9
CHAPTER 2: The Shah, Khomeini, and the "Great Satan" 35
CHAPTER 3: Takeover in Tehran 73
CHAPTER 4: Shaslik Nerg Bessawari Azerbaiyan or "The Red Blindfold Would Be
Lovely" 102
CHAPTER 5: 444 Days 137
Epilogue 181
Notes 191
Index 205