Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I: COERCIVE DIPLOMACY, 1. Finance: The Power of the Purse, 2. Force: “The Diplomacy of Violence”, PART II: PERCEPTION OF THREAT, 3. Soviet Landing at Enzeli, 4. Persian Communists, 5. Zero-Sum Game?, PART III: IMPERIAL ACCORD, 6. Anglo-American Partnership, PART IV: BUFFER-STATE POLICY, 7. Britain’s Reaction to Reza Khan’s Ascendancy, 8. Reza Khan’s Rise to Supreme Power, Notes, Bibliography, Index