| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 713 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980.
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, shāh d'Iran, 1919-1980.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980. (OCoLC)fst01716942
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Iran -- History -- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979.
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 1941-1979.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- General.
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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Politieke geschiedenis.
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Iran.
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| Chronological Term |
1941-1979
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Afkhami, Gholam R. Life and times of the Shah. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, ©2009 9780520253285 (DLC) 2008015848 (OCoLC)221665707 |
| ISBN |
9780520942165 (electronic bk.) |
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0520942167 (electronic bk.) |
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