The Shah
By: Abbas Milani
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9781403971937; 9780230340381
Subjects: Politics and government; Kings and rulers; Influence; Biography; History
Description: An Iranian scholar chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic.
Notes: Originally published: 2011.
Table of contents: title: a The Flying Dutchman; title: A compromised constitution; title: The peacock throne; title: Jocund juvenilia; title: Happy homecoming; title: Crown of thorns; title: Hurley's dreams; title: Dawn of the Cold War; title: Palace of solitude; title: Ajax or boot; title: Cat on a hot tin roof; title: Russian house; title: The dark side of Camelot; title: Garrulous premier; title: The bright side of Camelot; title: The desert bash; title: Architecture and power; title: The perfect spy; title: The perfect storm; title: The Shah's last ride.