The Oil Was Iran’s, the Land Was Iran’s—But the Profits Were Britain’s: How Britain Controlled Iran’s Oil Wealth, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Built ... and the 1953 Coup Reshaped Iran’s rel - Couverture souple

VICKER, EDWIN

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798192793701

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Who really controlled Iran’s oil—and who truly benefited from it?

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Iran possessed something that would transform its place in the modern world: enormous petroleum resources. But discovering oil was only the beginning. The far greater struggle was over who would control it, who would profit from it, and who would have the authority to decide Iran’s economic future.

The Oil Was Iran’s, the Land Was Iran’s—But the Profits Were Britain’s explores the dramatic history of British involvement in Iran’s petroleum industry, from the concession granted to William Knox D’Arcy in 1901 to the rise of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the expansion of British influence, and the explosive nationalization crisis of 1951.

The story reveals how an oil concession evolved into something much larger than a commercial agreement. Oil became intertwined with British strategic interests, Iranian sovereignty, government finances, industrial development, labor, and the emerging politics of nationalism.

Inside this book, readers will discover:

• How the original oil concession transformed Iran’s relationship with Britain
• The rise of the Anglo-Persian and later Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
• Why control of Iranian petroleum became strategically important to Britain
• How oil revenues were distributed—and why many Iranians considered the arrangement deeply unequal
• The political and economic tensions surrounding the oil concession
• How World War I and World War II increased the strategic importance of Iranian oil
• Why disputes over revenue, sovereignty, and control intensified after World War II
• The rise of Mohammad Mosaddegh and the movement for oil nationalization
• The 1951 nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and the Abadan crisis
• How the struggle over petroleum became a defining episode in modern Iranian history

Historical evidence shows just how consequential the arrangement became. Between 1912 and 1951, the British company exported hundreds of millions of tons of Iranian oil while the distribution of revenues remained a persistent source of controversy. Encyclopaedia Iranica records that during those decades the company’s shareholders received substantial dividends, while the British government also benefited through taxation and its ownership stake.

By 1951, the dispute had moved far beyond questions of accounting and royalties. For many Iranians, oil nationalization represented a demand for economic independence and control over national resources. The creation of the National Iranian Oil Company and the removal of Anglo-Iranian management marked a dramatic turning point in the history of Iran and the global petroleum industry.

This is the story of oil, empire, money, sovereignty, and national power.

For readers interested in Iranian history, British imperial history, petroleum, the Middle East, international relations, and the forces that shaped the modern oil industry, this book offers a focused examination of one of the most consequential resource conflicts of the twentieth century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798192793701
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
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