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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1403971935
ISBN-13
9781403971937
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92999928
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shah
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Political, Middle East / Iran
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
24.3 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.4 in
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2010-549855
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23
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For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed., Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran... A refreshingly balanced biography!, Praise forTales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." --San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." --Kirkus Reviews Praise forThe Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."--Middle East Journal, James A Brill, A deeply researched portrait... The shah's private life, which included three wives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. With sympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of facts establishes a base for readers to form their own opinions., Milani interviewed many who were close to Pahlavi, and makes excellent use of archives and memoirs. The result is a comprehensive portrait of a man who modernized Iran--and in doing so ensured his own downfall., "The definitive biography... the scholarship is impressive" -- The Washington Times "A finely wrought, enlightening biography." -- The Wall Street Journal "Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations." -- San Franscisco Chronicle "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran... A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." --Kirkus Reviews "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." --Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background..." -- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions..." --Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine BOOKLIST Issue: December 15, 2010A deeply researched portrait of Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, this biography extracts the personality of thelast shah of Iran from the royal grandiosity in which he lived. Milani describes him as timid, prone tovacillation, and prey to conspiracy theories, perhaps not ideal traits in an absolute monarch who initiated amodernizing revolution from above, only to be dethroned in 1979 by social forces his authoritarianpolicies had unleashed. Recounting the shah's childhood, Milani underscores how closely he wassupervised by his father, a military officer who had seized the throne in 1925. In a 1941 political crisis thatresulted in young Mohammad's ascension, the 1953 coup against the Mossadegh government, and the197879 revolution, Milani depicts the shah as fretful, indecisive, and obsessed with detail, extensivelyciting British and American diplomatic reports about him. The shah's private life, which included threewives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. Withsympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of factsestablishes a base for readers to form their own opinions. Gilbert Taylor Praise for Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."-- Middle East Journal , James A Brill, "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran… A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." --Kirkus Reviews "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." --Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background..." -- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions..." --Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine BOOKLIST Issue: December 15, 2010A deeply researched portrait of Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, this biography extracts the personality of thelast shah of Iran from the royal grandiosity in which he lived. Milani describes him as timid, prone tovacillation, and prey to conspiracy theories, perhaps not ideal traits in an absolute monarch who initiated amodernizing revolution from above, only to be dethroned in 1979 by social forces his authoritarianpolicies had unleashed. Recounting the shah's childhood, Milani underscores how closely he wassupervised by his father, a military officer who had seized the throne in 1925. In a 1941 political crisis thatresulted in young Mohammad's ascension, the 1953 coup against the Mossadegh government, and the197879 revolution, Milani depicts the shah as fretful, indecisive, and obsessed with detail, extensivelyciting British and American diplomatic reports about him. The shah's private life, which included threewives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. Withsympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of factsestablishes a base for readers to form their own opinions. - Gilbert Taylor Praise for Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."-- Middle East Journal , James A Brill, Praise for Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."-- Middle East Journal , James A Brill, "The definitive biography... the scholarship is impressive" -- The Washington Times "A finely wrought, enlightening biography."-- The Wall Street Journal "Splendidly detailed... [Milani] succeeds in turning out a thoughtful biography without rancor." -- The Chicago Tribune "Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations." -- San Franscisco Chronicle "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." --Kirkus Reviews "A deeply researched portrait... The shah's private life, which included three wives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. With sympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of facts establishes a base for readers to form their own opinions." -- Booklist "Milani interviewed many who were close to Pahlavi, and makes excellent use of archives and memoirs. The result is a comprehensive portrait of a man who modernized Iran-and in doing so ensured his own downfall." -- Macleans "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran… A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." --Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background."-- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions." --Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed."--Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations., "A finely wrought, enlightening biography." -- The Wall Street Journal "Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations." -- San Franscisco Chronicle "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran… A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." --Kirkus Reviews "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." --Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background..." -- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions..." --Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine BOOKLIST Issue: December 15, 2010A deeply researched portrait of Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, this biography extracts the personality of thelast shah of Iran from the royal grandiosity in which he lived. Milani describes him as timid, prone tovacillation, and prey to conspiracy theories, perhaps not ideal traits in an absolute monarch who initiated amodernizing revolution from above, only to be dethroned in 1979 by social forces his authoritarianpolicies had unleashed. Recounting the shah's childhood, Milani underscores how closely he wassupervised by his father, a military officer who had seized the throne in 1925. In a 1941 political crisis thatresulted in young Mohammad's ascension, the 1953 coup against the Mossadegh government, and the197879 revolution, Milani depicts the shah as fretful, indecisive, and obsessed with detail, extensivelyciting British and American diplomatic reports about him. The shah's private life, which included threewives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. Withsympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of factsestablishes a base for readers to form their own opinions. - Gilbert Taylor Praise for Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."-- Middle East Journal , James A Brill, "Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations." -- San Franscisco Chronicle "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran… A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." --Kirkus Reviews "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." --Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background..." -- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions..." --Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine BOOKLIST Issue: December 15, 2010A deeply researched portrait of Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, this biography extracts the personality of thelast shah of Iran from the royal grandiosity in which he lived. Milani describes him as timid, prone tovacillation, and prey to conspiracy theories, perhaps not ideal traits in an absolute monarch who initiated amodernizing revolution from above, only to be dethroned in 1979 by social forces his authoritarianpolicies had unleashed. Recounting the shah's childhood, Milani underscores how closely he wassupervised by his father, a military officer who had seized the throne in 1925. In a 1941 political crisis thatresulted in young Mohammad's ascension, the 1953 coup against the Mossadegh government, and the197879 revolution, Milani depicts the shah as fretful, indecisive, and obsessed with detail, extensivelyciting British and American diplomatic reports about him. The shah's private life, which included threewives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. Withsympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of factsestablishes a base for readers to form their own opinions. - Gilbert Taylor Praise for Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir "A consistently dramatic and moving memoir." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An exceptional, emotionally blooded memoir. . . . a breathtaking example of the quiet, selfless gorgeousness of the memorist's art." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Persian Sphinx "In this beautifully written biography of Hoveyda, Abbas Milani provides us with a superb analysis of Iran and its poorly understood revolution."-- Middle East Journal , James A Brill, "The definitive biography... the scholarship is impressive" -- The Washington Times "A finely wrought, enlightening biography." -- The Wall Street Journal "Splendidly detailed... [Milani] succeeds in turning out a thoughtful biography without rancor." -- The Chicago Tribune "Milani brings to us a whole new set of facts, culled from thousands of recently declassified British, American and Iranian documents and hundreds of interviews, making this book fresh and relevant to the current democracy movement in Iran and to U.S.-Iranian relations." -- San Franscisco Chronicle "An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation." -- Kirkus Reviews "A deeply researched portrait... The shah's private life, which included three wives, alleged mistresses, and extravagances in palaces and other riches, is effectively depicted. With sympathy born of a compassion for someone in over his head, Milani's meticulous amassing of facts establishes a base for readers to form their own opinions." -- Booklist "Milani interviewed many who were close to Pahlavi, and makes excellent use of archives and memoirs. The result is a comprehensive portrait of a man who modernized Iran--and in doing so ensured his own downfall." -- Macleans "Abbas Milani brings to life the tragic figure of the late Shah of Iran... A refreshingly balanced biography!" -- Fawaz Gerges, author of Journey of the Jihadist and Obama and the Middle East "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." -- Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare "A skilled book, a psychological biography with a profound historical background." -- Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Women Without Men "Using previously untapped archival material... narrates a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions." -- Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World, University of California, Irvine "For God's sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings." Shakespeare's words from Richard II are an apt invitation to this gripping biography of Mohammed Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, Abbas Milani shows, was a tragic figure whose inner ghosts and deep personal flaws helped to destroy the hopes that were vested in him. His downfall ushered in a nightmare from which Iran and the rest of world has yet to awaken. Milani's detailed and richly nuanced narrative enables us to understand why the "modernizing monarch" so disastrously failed." -- Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, An incisive portrait of a deeply riven man and his country... A stimulating biography and a thorough examination of the makeup of an entire nation.
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955.05/3092 B
Synopsis
Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, the life of Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, continues to resonate today. 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--as a social reformer he built schools, increased equality for women, and greatly reduced the power of the Shia clergy. He made Iran a global power, courting Western leaders from Churchill to Carter, 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 U.S. and Iran to where they are today.
LC Classification Number
DS318.M494 2011
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- _***k (245)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAbsolutely a great purchase experience. Excellent quality item in condition as described or better. An excellent value. Also, fast shipping, and very well-packaged. Communicative and courteous seller. Couldn’t be happier!!
- 7***a (662)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller was very responsive, friendly and helpful. The overseas delivery went very smoothly and the book was beautifully packed. The item was exactly as described and I am very pleased with it. Thanks very much to an excellent trustworthy seller.Dragonflies by Philip Corbet (HC, 1960) (#306039537754)
- e***n (1180)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe only dealer who was able to confirm that a CD included in the book was still present. Copy in near mint condition and packed well ( not thrown into a flimsy bubble bag). Very positive transaction!