Die Schwedischen Offiziere in Persien (1911-1916) : Friedensengel, Weltgendarmen oder Handelsagenten einer Kleinmacht im ausgehenden Zeitalter der Imperialismus ? Bern, Peter Lang, 2002, 238 p.

Previous studies of the participation of Western nationals in Iran’s official modernization program at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century have concentrated on the Austrians and the Belgians. This study considers the little known episode from 1911 to 1915 when Swedish officers were employed to establish a national gendarmerie in Iran. Basing his findings on wide-ranging Swedish, German, French, and British archival sources, in addition to some Persian material, the autho..