TY  - BOOK
N2  - "This epic biography, a gripping insider's account, is a long-overdue chronicle of the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. Gholam Reza Afkhami uses his unparalleled access to a large number of individuals - including high-ranking figures in the shah's regime, members of his family, and members of the opposition - to depict the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. The first major biography of the Shah in twenty-five years, this richly detailed account provides a radically new perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. It also sheds new light on what now drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas."--Jacket.
AB  - "This epic biography, a gripping insider's account, is a long-overdue chronicle of the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. Gholam Reza Afkhami uses his unparalleled access to a large number of individuals - including high-ranking figures in the shah's regime, members of his family, and members of the opposition - to depict the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. The first major biography of the Shah in twenty-five years, this richly detailed account provides a radically new perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. It also sheds new light on what now drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas."--Jacket.
T1  - The life and times of the Shah /
DA  - c2009.
CY  - Berkeley, CA :
AU  - Afkhami, Gholam R.
CN  - DS318
CN  - DS318
PB  - University of California Press,
PP  - Berkeley, CA :
PY  - c2009.
ID  - 351074
SN  - 9780520253285 (alk. paper)
SN  - 0520253280 (alk. paper)
SN  - 9780520253292 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SN  - 0520253299 (pbk. : alk. paper)
TI  - The life and times of the Shah /
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008015848.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008015848.html
ER  -