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The Life and Times of the Shah | 
| Author: Gholam Reza Afkhami
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 20035
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 740
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 2
ISBN: 0520253280
Dewey Decimal Number: 955.053092
EAN: 9780520253285
ASIN: 0520253280
Publication Date: January 12, 2009 (In 6 Days)
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Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A must read for anyone interested in Iran and the Middle East November 18, 2008
Marina Shahri (USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
For anyone interested in understanding Iran, one of the most important and complicated countries of the Middle East, this book is must reading. It is arguably the best researched historical narrative of Iranian political history in the 20th century and critical to the understanding of Iran and its role in the Middle East today. Regardless of one's view on the Shah and his relationship with his people or foreign powers, particularly the United States and England, the reader can't help but be impressed by the depth of scholarship and the wealth of new information contained in this book.
The history of Mohammad Reza Shah's rule and his close alliance with the United States after the 1953 coup d'etat that deposed the democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh continues to be a heated point of debate among Iranian scholars and students of history. I myself was part of the opposition to the Shah's regime and celebrated when the revolution took place (though I stopped celebrating after week one of the Revolution and began crying). In picking up this book, I thought of just perusing it, but after the first chapter I was hooked. It is long, but very interesting reading and written in an enjoyable and readable prose.
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