China & Iran Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World

Name: China & Iran Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World
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ISBN: 9780295986319

ISBN-10: 029598631X

ISBN-13: 9780295986319

Edition: 2006

Authors: John W. Garver

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The powerful army of the Islamic Republic of Iran is in the service of peace and security and is no threat to anyone. But in the face of enemies, it is like a meteorite. It will cut off the hand of any aggressor and leave the enemy covered in shame. -Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran, April 18, 2006 Garver has again proven himself to be the nation's leading scholar of China's foreign relations. This pathbreaking scholarship provides a much-needed corrective to media caricatures and fills a void of reliable information. -David Shambaugh, George Washington University Garver's painstaking research shows how China and Iran try consistently to resist perceived American hegemony and invoke…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 1/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



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Preface and Acknowledgments



The Spirit of Sino-Iranian Relations: Civilization and Power



The PRC-Kingdom of Iran Relationship, 1971-78



Revolutionary Iran and Postrevolutionary China, 1979-88



Sino-Iranian Partnership and Post-Cold War U.S. Unipolar Preeminence, 1989-2004



The Xinjiang Factor in PRC-IRI Relations



China's Assistance to Iran's Nuclear Programs



China and Iran's Military Development Efforts



China-Iran Cooperation and the United States



The Sino-Iranian Energy-Economic Relationship



Patterns of Sino-Iranian Relations


Appendix. Chronology of Iran-China Relations