Bibliograph

The coup, 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.-Iranian relations, Ervand Abrahamian

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The coup, 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.-Iranian relations, Ervand Abrahamian

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The coup

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ervand Abrahamian

Sub title

1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.-Iranian relations

Summary

An account of the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran-essential reading for anyone concerned about Iran's role in the world today. In August 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran's democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. When the 1979 Iranian Revolution deposed the shah and replaced his puppet government with a radical Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the shift reverberated throughout the Middle East and the world, casting a long, dark shadow over United States-Iran relations that extends to the present day. In this authoritative new history of the coup and its aftermath, noted Iran scholar Ervand Abrahamian uncovers little-known documents that challenge conventional interpretations and sheds new light on how the American role in the coup influenced diplomatic relations between the two countries, past and present. Drawing from the hitherto closed archives of British Petroleum, the Foreign Office, and the US State Department, as well as from Iranian memoirs and published interviews, Abrahamian's riveting account of this key historical event will change America's understanding of a crucial turning point in modern United States-Iranian relations. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Target audience

adult

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