| Behind the 1953 Coup in Iran: Thugs, Turncoats, Soldiers, and Spooks Contributor(s): Rahnema, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107429757 ISBN-13: 9781107429758 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran |
| Dewey: 955.053 |
| LCCN: 2014020025 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6" W x 9" (1.03 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ali Rahnema's newest work is a meticulous historical reconstruction of the events surrounding the Iranian coup d' tat in 1953 that led to the overthrow of Mohammed Mosaddeq and his government. Mosaddeq's removal from power has probably attracted more attention than any other event occurring during his tenure because of the role of foreign involvement; the political, economic and social impact on Iran and the long-term impact the ousting had on Iran-U.S. relations. Drawing on a wealth of American, British and Iranian sources, Rahnema closely examines the four-day period between the first failed coup and the second successful attempt, investigating in fine detail how the two coups were conceptualised, rationalised and then executed by players on both the Anglo-American and Iranian sides. Through painstaking research into little-studied sources, Rahnema casts new light on how a small group of highly influential pro-Britain politicians and power brokers with important connections revisited the realities on the ground with the CIA operatives dispatched to Iran and how they recalibrated a new, and ultimately successful, operational plan. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rahnema, Ali: - Ali Rahnema is Professor of Economics and director of the master's program in Middle East and Islamic studies at the American University of Paris. His publications include Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics (Cambridge, 2011) and An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shariati, 2nd edition (2014). |
