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Title:
Iran / David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.
Author:
Haugen, David M., 1969-

Musser, Susan.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
JZ1480 .A57 I7 2011
Abstract:
This volume explores the topics that relate to the country of Iran by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise the issues that relate to contemporary Iran. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
ISBN:
9780737749724

9780737749731
Series:
Opposing viewpoints

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Is Iran a threat to the United States and its allies? A nuclear Iran is a threat to the United States and its allies / Mortimer Zuckerman ; A nuclear Iran is not a threat to the United States and its allies / Michael C. Desch ; Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism / Matthew A. Levitt ; Iran will not provide terrorists with weapons of mass destruction / Daniel Byman ; Iran is a threat to Israel's existence / Michael Rubin ; Iran is not a threat to Israel's existence / Jeremiah Haber -- How should U.S. foreign policy address Iran? Diplomacy would minimize the Iranian nuclear threat / Andrew Parasiliti ; Diplomacy has not and will not minimize the Iranian nuclear threat / Elan Journo (part I), Herbert I. London (part II) ; The United States should impose harsher sanctions on Iran / James Phillips ; The United States should not impose harsher sanctions on Iran / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani ; The United States should support an Iranian regime change / John R. Bolton ; The United States should not support an Iranian regime change / Ted Galen Carpenter and Jessica Ashooh -- What was the impact of the 2009 Iranian presidential election? The 2009 Iranian election solidified the opposition movement / Hooman Majd ; The opposition movement in Iran is not unified / Mehdi Khalaji ; The Iranian government is facing a crisis of legitimacy / Ramin Jahanbegloo ; The Iranian government is stable but faces internal division / George Friedman ; The U.S. government should support popular opposition to the Iranian election / James Phillips ; The U.S. government should not become involved in the Iranian election / Justin Raimondo -- What are the current problems in Iran? The Iranian government is crippling Iran's economy / Patrick Clawson ; International sanctions are crippling Iran's economy / William R. Hawkins ; The Iranian government has impeded the advancement of women's rights / International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ; U.S. imperialism has impeded the advancement of women's rights in Iran / Simin Royanian.
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