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An edition of The life and times of the Shah, 1919-1980 (2008)

The life and times of the Shah, 1919-1980

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"This epic biography, a gripping insider's account, is a long-overdue chronicle of the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. Gholam Reza Afkhami uses his unparalleled access to a large number of individuals - including high-ranking figures in the shah's regime, members of his family, and members of the opposition - to depict the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. The first major biography of the Shah in twenty-five years, this richly detailed account provides a radically new perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. It also sheds new light on what now drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas."--Jacket.

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
713

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Subjects

Iran, History, Mohammed reza pahlavi, shah of iran, 1919-1980, Iran, history

People

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Places

Iran, the Middle East

Times

1919-1980
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Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Notes on transliteration and translations
Father and son
The father
The man
Hard times
Ascending the throne
Azerbaijan
Nationalizing oil
Toward the Abyss
Tpajax
Securing the realm
A new vista
The white revolution
Women and rights
Mastering oil
Commander-in-chief
Development and dreams
Gas, petrochemicals, and nuclear energy
Revolution and irony
Politics and terror
Savak
A celebration and a festival
The Rastakhiz party
The gathering storm
"I heard the message of your revolution"
"Melting like snow"
Exile
Trek to nowhere
The Ayatollah's shadow
Almost bartered
Closing in a dream
Brief chronology of the Pahlavi Dynasty
Appendix 1 : Iran's prime ministers under the Shah
Appendix 2 : principles of Iran's white revolution
Appendix 3 : U.S. Ambassadors to Iran, 1941/1979.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Berkeley, CA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
955.05/3092, B
Library of Congress
DS318 .A653 2008, DS318.A653 2008, DS318 .A653 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
713

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23156689M
ISBN 13
9780520253285, 9780520253292
LCCN
2008015848
OCLC/WorldCat
221665707
LibraryThing
7548304
Goodreads
4584536
4868558

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL5118998W

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Work Description

A personal and political biography of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran.

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