Book contents
- Heroes to Hostages
- The Global Middle East
- Heroes to Hostages
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Introduction Heroes or Hostages
- Part I Uncertain Overtures (1796–1914)
- Part II Desultory Modernities (1914–1941)
- Part III Cataclysms (1941–1963)
- Part IV A Troubled Middle East (1960–1979)
- Part V The Schism (1978–1988)
- 13 The Picketers Come of Age
- 14 Burning Bridges
- 15 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
15 - Epilogue
Neither Heroes nor Hostages
from Part V - The Schism (1978–1988)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2023
- Heroes to Hostages
- The Global Middle East
- Heroes to Hostages
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Introduction Heroes or Hostages
- Part I Uncertain Overtures (1796–1914)
- Part II Desultory Modernities (1914–1941)
- Part III Cataclysms (1941–1963)
- Part IV A Troubled Middle East (1960–1979)
- Part V The Schism (1978–1988)
- 13 The Picketers Come of Age
- 14 Burning Bridges
- 15 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
America and Iran weathered together two centuries of thorny international politics. Often allies in a troubled Middle East, their cooperation enabled some social progress despite glaring missteps. Whatever surprises the region’s capricious politics brings, history has shown that US–Iranian collaboration offers more benefits than harm. “Iran” and “America” want to live on as beacons of humanism – neither as heroes nor hostages. Haunted by history, they each fight for their legacies. America tackles anew the vestiges of its racist institutions, while Iran pushes back on authoritarianism and intolerance. Their peoples hope for a free and tolerant future.
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- Heroes to HostagesAmerica and Iran, 1800–1988, pp. 371 - 378Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023