Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part One. Theory Chapter 3 I. Concepts Chapter 4 II. First Constructions Chapter 5 III. Further Constructions Part 6 Part Two. History Chapter 7 IV. U.S. Involvement in Iran, 1941-68 Chapter 8 V. U.S. reliance on the shah, 1969-76 Chapter 9 VI. End of an Alliance, 1977-78 Part 10 Part Three. Application Chapter 11 VII. Choices Chapter 12 VIII. Sullivan's Opinions Chapter 13 IX. Safe Contraction Interpretations concerning Sullivan Chapter 14 X. Brzezinski's Opinions Chapter 15 Safe Contraction Interpretations concerning Brzezinski Chapter 16 XII. Safe Contraction Interpretations concerning Ball Part 17 Conclusion

About the Author

Jean-Charles Brotons was a lecturer and researcher at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), and now managing director of Arta Studio (Tehran, Iran).

Reviews

Bridging the gap between logical and empirical approaches to opinion formation, Dr. Brotons' innovative book introduces formal models from philosophical logic into social science and applies those models to the US perception of the Iran crisis that led to the fall of the Shah. The result is a precise, fine-grained and illuminating account of belief change in politics.
*Erik J. Olsson, Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, Lund University*