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An edition of The life and times of the Shah, 1919-1980 (2008)

The life and times of the Shah, 1919-1980

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A personal and political biography of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
713

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Subjects

Iran, History, Mohammed reza pahlavi, shah of iran, 1919-1980, Iran, history

People

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Places

Iran, the Middle East

Times

1919-1980
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2008, University of California Press
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Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Notes on transliteration and translations
Father and son
The father
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
Brief chronology of the Pahlavi Dynasty
Appendix 1 : Iran's prime ministers under the Shah
Appendix 2 : principles of Iran's white revolution
Appendix 3 : U.S. Ambassadors to Iran, 1941/1979.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Berkeley, CA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
955.05/3092, B
Library of Congress
DS318 .A653 2008, DS318.A653 2008, DS318 .A653 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
713

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OL23156689M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 13
9780520253285, 9780520253292
LCCN
2008015848
OCLC/WorldCat
221665707
Library Thing
7548304
Goodreads
4584536
4868558

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