Description
In 1953, Iran’s democratically minded Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a covert operation that restored the Shah—an event that would reverberate for decades across the Middle East. Drawing on extensive reporting and historical research, this gripping narrative traces how U.S. and British officials, intelligence networks, and local allies converged to engineer regime change, and how the coup’s aftermath helped shape the region’s political fractures. More than a chronicle of intrigue, the book examines the Cold War logic of intervention, the fragility of sovereignty, and the long shadow of foreign meddling. Written in Stephen Kinzer’s clear, story-driven style, it offers a compelling account of how one “successful” coup can seed instability, resentment, and the conditions for future terror.
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paperback
Wiley
Published Aug 12, 2004
272 pages
ISBN: 9780471678786
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer.