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020			_a9780833045584 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0-8330-4558-X (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_aDOS _dsipr
041			_aeng
100	1		_aGreen, Jerrold D.
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Iran _h[electronic resource] _cJerrold D. Green, Frederic Wehrey, Charles Wolf, Jr.
260			_aSanta Monica, CA _bRAND _c2009
300			_a1 PDF-file (xxi, 143 p.)
490	1		_aRAND Corporation monograph series
500			_aTitle from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 22, 2009).
520			_a"Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America's lack of access to Iran since 1979, has produced a peculiar view of the Islamic Republic, a view defined by mystique and a superficial reading that places too much emphasis on Iran's 'abnormal' and 'exceptional' characteristics. This document is a short, accessible guide intended to help U.S. policymakers understand the Islamic Republic. It offers a set of short analytic observations about the processes, institutions, networks, and actors that define Iran's politics, strategy, economic policy, and diplomacy. From these, it sets out an argument for appreciating the challenges and fundamentals of negotiating with Iran."--Excerpted from Summary, p. ix.
651		0	_aIran _xinternal politics
651		0	_aIran _xforeign policy
700	1		_aWehrey, Frederic M.
700	1		_aWolf, Charles,
710	2		_aRand Corporation. _bNational Security Research Division
710	2		_aSmith Richardson Foundation
830		0	_aRand Corporation monograph series. _9150
852			_hCD104 G09_321
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG771.pdf
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