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The post-World War I years encompass an important chapter in 20th century Iranian history. It began with a triumvirate of Iranian political grandees attempting to shoe-horn Iran into the British Empire. This failed and clumsy episode was followed by a bizarre coup d'etat, engineered in great haste by a British general, which brought to power a tough but obscure military officer who disposed of the prime minister to take over the role himself, dabbled briefly with republicanism, then crowned himself as Reza Shah Pahlavi, ending 130 years of Qajar rule. This work covers this birth of the modern Iranian state.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #361030 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

An outstanding and well-researched scrutiny of an era
This is undoubtedly an outstanding account of the history of the late 19th early 20th century Iran as well as an exceptional source of information and reference material. The author's judicious approach and sharp insight sheds light on the events of an often-misunderstood era. That combined with his first-rate writing style makes the book almost the only one of its kind. It is in stark contrast with writings on the same subject by many Iranian and none-Iranian authors who perhaps with the "best of intentions"- have often misunderstood and misinterpreted Persia and the Persian question. An essential reading for anyone who is interested in the history of Iran.