{"product_id":"the-long-war-on-iran-new-events-old-questions-9781682196717","title":"The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely and measured examination of how US-Iran relations reached their current impasse and what it will take to move beyond years of distrust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, fueled by missteps, misunderstandings, and clashing ambitions. In these pages a leading Iranian expert clarifies the dynamics driving a conflict that has devastated the Middle East and destabilized the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehrooz Ghamari explores the history of US intervention in the region, focusing on the continuing sanctions imposed on Iran and, behind them, US policymakers' persistent perception of the Islamic Republic as a major obstacle to American power. Despite the repressive policies of the Iranian state, he contends, Iranian society has remained vibrant with active intellectual, cultural, and social justice movements. The roots of US-Iranian rivalry lie elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the conventional image of Iran as a monolithic totalitarian regime, this timely study calls for a more informed, nuanced approach to Middle East diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Behrooz Ghamari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682196717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBehrooz Ghamari\u003c\/strong\u003e is affiliated with the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. He was Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University from 2020 to 2024. He is the author of three books on different aspects and historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 and its aftermath: \u003cem\u003eIslam and Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran\u003c\/em\u003e (2008); \u003cem\u003eFoucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e (2016); and \u003cem\u003eRemembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, OR Books (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Behrooz Ghamari \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809150451869,"sku":"9781682196717","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e4ff7c52-8ba1-4511-930e-3e5ed45c3d49.jpg?v=1775557268","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-long-war-on-iran-new-events-old-questions-9781682196717","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}