The Shah
(Sprache: Englisch)
The definitive biography of the last Shah of Iran, tracing his dramatic rise and fall and his role in the creation of the contemporary Islamic Republic. A social reformer, a deeply paranoid leader, the head of a country in turmoil the Shah is one of the...
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The definitive biography of the last Shah of Iran, tracing his dramatic rise and fall and his role in the creation of the contemporary Islamic Republic. A social reformer, a deeply paranoid leader, the head of a country in turmoil the Shah is one of the most fascinating and complex figures in the history of Iran.
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Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, the life of Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, continues to resonate today. Here, internationally respected author Abbas Milani gives us the definitive biography, more than ten years in the making, of the monarch who shaped Iran's modern age and with it the contemporary politics of the Middle East.The Shah's was a life filled with contradiction - as a social reformer he built schools, increased equality for women, and greatly reduced the power of the Shia clergy. He made Iran a global power, courting Western leaders from Churchill to Carter, and nationalized his country's many natural resources. But he was deeply conflicted and insecure in his powerful role. Intolerant of political dissent, he was eventually overthrown by the very people whose loyalty he so desperately sought. This comprehensive and gripping account shows us how Iran went from politically moderate monarchy to totalitarian Islamic republic. Milani reveals the complex and sweeping road that would bring the U.S. and Iran to where they are today.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Shah “
IntroductionThe Flying Dutchman: Shah in Egypt and Morocco
Early Childhood
Days as Crown Prince
Joyful Juvenilia: Crown Prince in Switzerland
The Shadow of Patriarch: 1937 - 1941
Early Years on the Throne
Azerbaijan and the Early Genesis of the Cold War
The Shah and Mossadeq
The CIA Coup
Consolidation of Power: 1953 - 1960
The Kennedy Years: 1961 - 1963
The White Revolution: 1963
The Golden Years: 1964 - 1971
The Shah and the Politics of Oil
The Perfect Spy: The Shah and the KGB
The Carter Years
The Revolution
The Flying Dutchman
Autoren-Porträt von Abbas Milani
Abbas Milani is a historian, Iranologist, and author. He is the Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University andco-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has written for publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, and NPR, among others. A member of the board of directors for the Iranian Studies Group at MIT, the San Francisco Chronicle has said of him that "he has the ear of Washington insiders".
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Abbas Milani
- 496 Seiten, Maße: 16,4 x 24,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Education
- ISBN-10: 0230340385
- ISBN-13: 9780230340381
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.06.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
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