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The Life and Times of the Shah / Gholam Reza Afkhami.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Afkhami, Gholam R., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980.
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- Rois et souverains--Biographies--Iran.
- Rois et souverains.
- Iran--History--Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (739 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notes on Transliteration and Translations
- Part I. Father and Son
- Part II. Hard Times
- Part III. Securing the Realm
- Part IV. Revolution and Irony
- Part V. Exile
- Appendix 1. Iran's Prime Ministers under the Shah August 1941 - February 1979
- Appendix 2. Principles of Iran's White Revolution
- Appendix 3. U.S. Ambassadors to Iran 1941 - 1979
- Brief Chronology of the Pahlavi Dynasty
- Notes
- Selected Glossary of Terms and Events
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612360640
- 9781282360648
- 1282360647
- 9780520942165
- 0520942167
- OCLC:
- 593239864
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