04478nam a22004935i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001600153072001500169072001600184072002300200072001900223100008000242245012400322250001800446264007900464300006500543336002600608337002600634338003600660347002400696490004400720505057900764520215001343650004203493650002603535650002003561650002603581650002903607650003203636650004103668650001703709710003403726773002603760776003603786776003603822776003603858830004403894856004603938978-3-031-67065-7DE-He21320251030114636.0cr nn 008mamaa241224s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316706577 a10.1007/978-3-031-67065-72doi 4aJQ1758-1852 7aJP2bicssc 7a1FB2bicssc 7aPOL0590002bisacsh 7aJPx1FB2thema1 aHunter, Shireen T.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut14aThe Great Powers, and Iran's Social and Political Evolutionh[electronic resource] :bA Memoir /cby Shireen T. Hunter.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXII, 440 p. 14 illus., 7 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aStudies in Iranian Politics,x2524-41400 aIntroduction -- Chapter I) My Hometown and My family -- Chapter II ) Early Childhood in Tabriz -- Chapter III) Early Teens -- Chapter IV) University Years -- Chapter V) Start of Diplomatic Career -- Chapter VI ) Return to the Ministry: Life as a Notetaker -- Chapter VII) Geneva and Introduction to Multilateral Diplomacy -- Chapter VIII) Life in America : The Early Years -- Chapter IX) Caught in Iran Politics and US-Iran Confrontation -- Chapter X ) The Brussels Interlude -- Chapter XI) Return to Washington and to CSIS -- Chapter XII ) My Time at Georgetown University.  aThis book chronicles the life of Shireen Hunter, an Iranian woman who came of age during a transformative era in Iran’s history. It spans the tumultuous aftermath of World War II, the reforms of the 1960s, and the growing dissent of the 1970s, culminating in the 1979 revolution. The book recounts the contradictory impact of reforms on Iran’s social and political evolution, as well as on her life. It also illustrates how great power politics impacted Iran’s evolution and her personal journey. The book explores Shireen’s immigrant experience in the USA, including the challenges she faced as an “ethnic expert” in the controversial field of Middle East politics. It encompasses Iran’s social and political history, women’s studies, and immigrant experiences and offers a personal perspective on critical junctures in U.S.-Iranian relations. It provides a unique window into “lived” experiences and analytical reflections of someone who has traversed the intersections of history, identity, and diplomacy. “Few individuals have Shireen Hunter‘s life experiences, as Iran’s first female career diplomat serving abroad and as a distinguished scholar living in the United States. This memoir captures the rich texture of life and politics in Iran and places her life’s journey within the context of Iranian history, politics, and its relations with the United States. This is a work of tremendous value that only a scholar and diplomat like Shireen Hunter could offer.” Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, Qatar “This book is a thoughtful analysis and meditation on Iran’s modern history, politics and society. Drawing on her rich life as diplomat, scholar and public intellectual, Shireen Hunter guides us through events that have shaped modern Iran’s social and political evolution. This is a real gem full of sober reflections, fresh insights and bold recommendations. Must read for students of Iran and the Middle East.” Nader Hashemi, Georgetown University Shireen T. Hunter has more than fifty years of experience in international affairs, as diplomat, think tank analyst, and university professor. 0aMiddle EastxPolitics and government. 0aMiddle EastxHistory. 0aWomenxHistory. 0aNarration (Rhetoric).14aMiddle Eastern Politics.24aHistory of the Middle East.24aWomen's History / History of Gender.24aNarratology.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303167064008iPrinted edition:z978303167066408iPrinted edition:z9783031670671 0aStudies in Iranian Politics,x2524-414040uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67065-7