The Persian Puzzle
The Conflict Between Iran and America
$36.39
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2005
Summary
The acclaimed and influential author provides a lucid and compelling analysis of U.S. relations with another Middle Eastern adversary – Iran. Primarily a historical work, The Persian Puzzle should backlist strongly.
In his highly influential book The Threatening Storm, bestselling author Kenneth Pollack both informed and defined the national debate about Iraq. Now, in The Persian Puzzle, published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Iran hos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812973365 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812973364 |
| Author: | Kenneth Pollack |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 132mm x 201mm |
Critics Review
Praise for Kenneth M. Pollack and The Threatening Storm
“It is fair to say that whatever your feelings about the question of Iraq, you owe it to yourself to read Mr. Pollack’s book, which is both hawkish and judicious… . Mr. Pollack has written a timely book that should be read as the public debate on Iraq continues.”
–RICHARD BERNSTEIN, The New York Times
“Pollack manages to eschew the cant, stupidity, and obfuscation which are the common currency of much of the current public debate over Iraq policy and has produced one of the key books–probably the key book–for anyone trying to grapple with the Iraq question.”
–JOSHUA MICAH MARSHALL, The Washington Monthly
“The Threatening Storm is both a primer on Iraq and a fascinating insider’s view of American attempts to meet the threat it poses.”
–ASLA AYDINTASBAS, The Wall Street Journal
“Knowledgeable, convincingly argued, well documented.”
–DOUGLAS PORCH, The Washington Post Book World
Kenneth Pollack
KENNETH M. POLLACK is director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. From 1995 to 1996 and from 1991 to 2001, he served as director for Gulf affairs at the National Security Council, where he was the principal working-level official responsible for implementation of U.S. policy toward Iran. Prior to his time in the Clinton administration, he spent seven years in the CIA as a Persian Gulf military analyst. He is the author of The Threatening Storm and Arabs at War. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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