Iran Under Allied Occupation In World War II
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-6738-8 (ISBN)
Occupied Iran in World War II became the most important supply route to Russia and source of fuel to the Allies. Having pledged to meet Iran’s “minimum needs”, the Allies commandeered the means of transport, seized food and fuel, severely restricted imports, forced Iran to print money, brought Polish refugees from Russia, and initially did little to contain the chaos and insecurity. The resulting famine and typhus epidemic of 1942-43 had claimed 4 million lives amounting to a quarter of the population. This was in addition to the 8-10 million lost in the Great Famine of 1917-19. Iran’s 1944 population was the same as 1900, a perfect case of a Malthusian Catastrophe. Having previously described the World War I famine, and using US diplomatic, military, and intelligence records, as well as primary British sources, Majd completes the task by also telling the story of the World War II Iranian famine.
Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran: 1917-1919 (2nd Edition). University Press of America, 2013, and other works on twentieth century Iranian history. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Cornell University.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Fear of Soviet Mischief in Northern Iran and the Tripartite Treaty of Alliance
Chapter 3. Soheily Cabinet, Rupture with Japan, and Extension of Lend-Lease to Iran
Chapter 4. Iranian Appeals and British Counteractions in Washington
Chapter 5. Currency and Exchange Dispute with Britain and Paucity of Oil Revenues
Chapter 6. The Transportation Crisis and the Establishment of Road Transport Board
Chapter 7. Iran and the Middle East Supply Center
Chapter 8. The Middle East Supply Center and the Typhus Vaccine
Chapter 9. The Supply of Pharmaceuticals and Sugar: Case Studies in the Functioning of MESC
Chapter 10. Influx of Polish Refugees from Russia
Chapter 11. The American Red Cross and Iran
Chapter 12. Deepening Crisis and Weakening of Soheily Government
Chapter 13. Appointment of Qavam and Rising Friction with the British
Chapter 14. Renewed Financial Dispute and Tripartite Food Declaration
Chapter 15. Tehran Bread Riots
Chapter 16. Fall of Qavam and Re-Appointme
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.03.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 1356 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7618-6738-4 / 0761867384 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7618-6738-8 / 9780761867388 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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