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King of kings : the Iranian revolution : a story of hubris, delusion and catastrophic miscalculation  Cover Image Book Book

King of kings : the Iranian revolution : a story of hubris, delusion and catastrophic miscalculation / Scott Anderson.

Summary:

"A stunningly revelatory narrative history of one of the most momentous events in modern times, the jaw-dropping stupidity of the American government, and the dawn of the age of religious nationalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780771026812 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: Hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The courtier -- The queen -- A tense, taut little boy -- Gold rush -- The emperor in his labyrinth -- A delightful meeting -- The butterfly effect -- An unholy alliance -- A deceiving peacefulness -- A hall of burnt bones -- Black friday -- A king flying kites -- A most dangerous secret -- The walls close -- A supreme leader in waiting -- Option c -- "destroying all classified" -- Putting on the same boots -- A most delicate dance.
Subject: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
Iran > History > Revolution, 1979.
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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