Description
| Product ID: | 9780861541423 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran |
| Subtitle: | The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953–1968 |
| Authors: | Author: Ali Rahnema |
| Page Count: | 528 |
| Subjects: | History, History, Middle Eastern history, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Political control and freedoms, Political oppression and persecution, Middle Eastern history, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Political control & freedoms, Political oppression & persecution, Iran |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Shah’s gradual transition to dictatorship after the 1953 coup in Iran, and its far-reaching consequences How did the Shah of Iran become a modern despot? In 1953, Iranian monarch Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi emerged victorious from a power struggle with his prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, thanks to a coup masterminded by Britain and the United States. Mosaddeq believed the Shah should reign not rule, but the Shah was determined that no one would make him a mere symbol. In this meticulous political history, Ali Rahnema details Iran’s slow transition from constitutional to despotic monarchy. He examines the tug of war between the Shah, his political opposition, a nation in search of greater liberty, and successive US administrations with their changing priorities. He shows how the Shah gradually assumed control over the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, and the media, and clamped down on his opponents’ activities. By 1968, the Shah’s turn to despotism was complete. The consequences would be far-reaching. |
| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-04 |
