Title: The priest and the king
Description: The author was living in Tehran during the build-up to the Iranian Revolution and kept a daily account of the events he witnessed as Ayatollah Khomeini took power. This diary makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of events.
Subjects: Politics and government, Islam and politics, Sources, Islam and state, History, British Personal narratives, Travel, Diplomats, Diaries, Diplomates, Journaux intimes
Places: Iran
People: Ruhollah Khomeini
Time periods: 1979-1997, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979, Revolution, 1979