Cantitate/Preț
Produs
Total produse
Vezi coșul
The Shah: The Skeptical Muse de Abbas Milani

The Shah: The Skeptical Muse

Autor Abbas Milani
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2012
The definitive biography of the last Shah of Iran, tracing his dramatic rise and fall, and his role in the creation of the contemporary Islamic Republic, now available in paperback for the first time. 'An enthralling biography and full of new information' "Spectator"
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 14747 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 221
Preț estimativ în valută:
2822€ • 2939$ • 2385£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 15 februarie-01 martie
Livrare express 04-08 februarie pentru 5179 lei

 Adaugă în coș

Wish list
Gift list
Am citit!
Adaugă în listă
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230340381
ISBN-10: 0230340385
Pagini: 488
Dimensiuni: 162 x 241 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Descriere

Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, remains relevant today. He was a social reformer, a romantic egomaniac, and a deeply conflicted man and leader. Here, internationally respected author Abbas Milani gives us the definitive biography, more than ten years in the making, of the monarch who shaped Iran's modern age and with it the contemporary politics of the Middle East. The Shah's was a life filled with contradiction he built schools, increased equality for women, and greatly reduced the power of the Shia clergy. He made Iran a global power and nationalized his country's many natural resources. But he was deeply conflicted and insecure in his powerful role. Intolerant of political dissent, he was eventually overthrown by the very people whose loyalty he so desperately sought. This comprehensive and gripping account shows us how Iran went from politically moderate monarchy to totalitarian Islamic republic. Milani reveals the complex and sweeping road that would bring the United States and Iran to where they are today."

Cuprins

Introduction
The Flying Dutchman: Shah in Egypt and Morocco
Early Childhood
Days as Crown Prince
Joyful Juvenilia: Crown Prince in Switzerland
The Shadow of Patriarch: 1937 - 1941
Early Years on the Throne
Azerbaijan and the Early Genesis of the Cold War
The Shah and Mossadeq
The CIA Coup
Consolidation of Power: 1953 - 1960
The Kennedy Years: 1961 - 1963
The White Revolution: 1963
The Golden Years: 1964 - 1971
The Shah and the Politics of Oil
The Perfect Spy: The Shah and the KGB
The Carter Years
The Revolution
The Flying Dutchman

Notă biografică

Abbas Milani

Caracteristici

Fascinating detail and new research: From his childhood as a son of a Cossack soldier, to an opulent life as a world-renowned king, and finally to his sad exile and search for safe harbour after fleeing Iran, the life of Mohammed Reza Pahlevi is a gripping tale from start to finish, elegantly rendered by Milani
A historical, political title: Iran remains high on the list of global trouble spots, creating headlines with regularity. This book sheds light on the events that preceded the Shah's overthrow in 79, which can be related to current events
Critically acclaimed in hardback: The Shah is available for the first time in paperback 
'This is a readable and absorbing study of a man and a rule who may indeed have been a failure, but who, in the eyes of many, does not look quite as awful in retrospect as he may have seemed thirty years ago.' Times Literary Supplement
 'An enthralling biography and full of new information' The Spectator
'The definitive biography.' The Washington Times 
'A finely wrought, enlightening biography.' The Wall Street Journal