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The Shah (Paperback)
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The Shah (Paperback)
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List price R677
Loot Price R577
Discovery Miles 5 770
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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.
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