Türkiye, Iran, and the Politics of Comparison: America's Wife, America's Concubine
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In a 1962 meeting at the White House, Iran's last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, complained to US President John F. Kennedy 'America treats Turkey as a wife, and Iran as a concubine.' Taking this protest as a critical starting point, this book examines the transnational history of comparisons between T rkiye and Iran from Cold War-era modernization theory to post-9/11 studies of 'moderate Islam'. Perin E. G rel explores how US policymakers and thought leaders strategically used comparisons to advance shifting agendas, while stakeholders in T rkiye and Iran responded by anticipating, manipulating, and reshaping US-driven narratives. Juxtaposing dominant US-based comparisons with representations originating from Iran and T rkiye, G rel's interdisciplinary and multilingual research uncovers unexpected twists: comparisons didn't always reinforce US authority but often reflected and encouraged the rise of new ideologies. This book offers fresh insight into the complexities of US-Middle Eastern relations and the enduring impact of comparativism on international relations.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:100962394X
ISBN13:9781009623940
Release Date:October 2025
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:320 Pages
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