Republics of Myth: National Narratives and the U.S.-Iran Conflict
By John Tirman, executive director of and principal research scientist at the Center for International Studies (CIS); Hussein Banai, CIS research affiliate; and Malcolm Byrne, CIS research affiliate
Johns Hopkins University Press · 2022
Iran and the United States have been at odds for 40 years. In "Republics of Myth," Tirman, Banai, and Byrne argue that a major contributing factor to the enmity between the two nations is how each views itself. They have differing interests and grievances about each other, but their often-deadly confrontation derives from the very different national narratives that shape their politics, actions, and vision of their own destiny in the world.
From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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