{"product_id":"turkiye-iran-and-the-politics-of-comparison-9781009623902","title":"Türkiye, Iran, and the Politics of Comparison","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Perin E. Gürel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: International Relations - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a 1962 meeting at the White House, Iran's last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, complained to US President John F. Kennedy 'America treats Turkey as a wife, and Iran as a concubine.' Taking this protest as a critical starting point, this book examines the transnational history of comparisons between T�rkiye and Iran from Cold War-era modernization theory to post-9\/11 studies of 'moderate Islam'. Perin E. G�rel explores how US policymakers and thought leaders strategically used comparisons to advance shifting agendas, while stakeholders in T�rkiye and Iran responded by anticipating, manipulating, and reshaping US-driven narratives. Juxtaposing dominant US-based comparisons with representations originating from Iran and T�rkiye, G�rel's interdisciplinary and multilingual research uncovers unexpected twists: comparisons didn't always reinforce US authority but often reflected and encouraged the rise of new ideologies. This book offers fresh insight into the complexities of US-Middle Eastern relations and the enduring impact of comparativism on international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46415838052503,"sku":"9781009623902","price":12082.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781009623902.webp?v=1769061128","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/turkiye-iran-and-the-politics-of-comparison-9781009623902","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}