Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 713 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0520253280
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0520253299
,
0520942167
,
1282360647
,
9780520253285
,
9780520253292
,
9780520942165
,
9781282360648
Inhalt:
"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."--Provided by publisher
Inhalt:
Father and son. The father ; Father and son ; 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 -- 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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-678) and index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520253285
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520253280
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520253292
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520253299
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Afkhami, Gholam R Life and times of the Shah Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, ©2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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