The life and times of the Shah/
Afkhami, Gholam Reza.
The life and times of the Shah/ Gholam Reza Afkhami. - Berkeley: University of California Press, c2009. - xvii, 713 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-678) and index.
Father and son. The father ; Father and son ; The man --
Hard times. Ascending the throne ; Azerbaijan ; Nationalizing oil ; Toward the Abyss ; TPAJAX --
Securing the realm. A new vista ; The white revolution ; Women and rights ; Mastering oil ; Commander-in-chief ; Development and dreams ; Gas, petrochemicals, and nuclear energy --
Revolution and irony. Politics and terror ; Savak ; A celebration and a festival ; The Rastakhiz party ; The gathering storm ; "I heard the message of your revolution" ; "Melting like snow" --
Exile. Trek to nowhere ; The Ayatollah's shadow ; Almost bartered ; Closing in a dream --
Appendix 1. Iran's Prime Ministers under the Shah, August 1941-February 1979 --
Appendix 2. Principles of Iran's white revolution --
Appendix 3. U.S. Ambassadors to Iran, 1941-1979.
9780520253285 0520253280
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Politics and government
955.053 / AFK/T
The life and times of the Shah/ Gholam Reza Afkhami. - Berkeley: University of California Press, c2009. - xvii, 713 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-678) and index.
Father and son. The father ; Father and son ; The man --
Hard times. Ascending the throne ; Azerbaijan ; Nationalizing oil ; Toward the Abyss ; TPAJAX --
Securing the realm. A new vista ; The white revolution ; Women and rights ; Mastering oil ; Commander-in-chief ; Development and dreams ; Gas, petrochemicals, and nuclear energy --
Revolution and irony. Politics and terror ; Savak ; A celebration and a festival ; The Rastakhiz party ; The gathering storm ; "I heard the message of your revolution" ; "Melting like snow" --
Exile. Trek to nowhere ; The Ayatollah's shadow ; Almost bartered ; Closing in a dream --
Appendix 1. Iran's Prime Ministers under the Shah, August 1941-February 1979 --
Appendix 2. Principles of Iran's white revolution --
Appendix 3. U.S. Ambassadors to Iran, 1941-1979.
9780520253285 0520253280
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Politics and government
955.053 / AFK/T