The rise and fall of the Shah : Iran from autocracy to religious rule / Amin Saikal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saikal, Amin, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Politics and government--1941-1979.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.) : 15 halftones. 3 maps.

Edition:

[New ed.].

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2009]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

On November 4, 1979, when students occupied the American Embassy in Tehran and subsequently demanded that the United States return the Shah in exchange for hostages, the deposed Iranian ruler's regime became the focus of worldwide scrutiny and controversy. But, as Amin Saikal shows, this was far from the beginning of Iran's troubles. Saikal examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. Saikal argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses and ultimately failed to achieve their objectives. Based on government documents, published and unpublished literature, and interviews with officials in Iran, Britain, and the United States, The Rise and Fall of the Shah critically reviews the domestic and foreign policy objectives--as well as the behavior--of the Shah to explain not only what happened, but how and why. In a new introduction, Saikal reflects on what has happened in Iran since the fall of the Shah and relates Iran's past to its political present and future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

LIST OF MAPS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHAH

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE THE SHAH AND IRAN: BETWEEN DEPENDENCE AND OIL POWER

CHAPTER I IRAN AND TRADITIONAL WORLD POWERS RIVALRY

CHAPTER II IRAN'S DEPENDENCE, 1953-1963

CHAPTER III THE WHITE REVOLUTION

CHAPTER IV THE EMERGENCE OF IRAN AS AN OIL POWER

PART TWO THE EMERGENCE OF IRAN AS A REGIONAL POWER

CHAPTER V THE SHAH'S VISION

CHAPTER VI RESOURCES CAPABILITY

CHAPTER VII PATTERN OF REGIONAL BEHAVIOR

CHAPTER VIII REPERCUSSIONS OF THE SHAH'S POLICIES

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Previous ed.: Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1980.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691140407

0691140405

OCLC:

1257084671