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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: 9780385548076
  • ISBN: 0385548079
  • ISBN: 9780593315668
  • ISBN: 0593315669
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 512 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2025].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- The courtier -- The Queen -- A tense, taut little boy -- Gold rush -- The Emperor in his labyrinth -- A delightful meeting -- The butterfly effect -- The 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 -- Epilogue
Subject: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980.
Iran > History > Revolution, 1979.
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
Genre: Informational works.

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  • 6 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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