Great Britain and Reza Shah The Plunder of Iran, 1921-1941 |
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Author:
| Majd, Mohammad Gholi |
ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3720-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $54.40AUD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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Using recently declassified U.S. State Department archives, Mohammad Gholi Majd describes the rampant tyranny and destruction of Iran in the decades between the two world wars in a sensational yet thoroughly scholarly study that will rewrite the political and economic history of the country. The book begins with the British invasion of Iran in April 1918 and ends with the Anglo-Russian invasion in August 1941. Though historians are aware of the events that ensued, until now they have...
More DescriptionUsing recently declassified U.S. State Department archives, Mohammad Gholi Majd describes the rampant tyranny and destruction of Iran in the decades between the two world wars in a sensational yet thoroughly scholarly study that will rewrite the political and economic history of the country. The book begins with the British invasion of Iran in April 1918 and ends with the Anglo-Russian invasion in August 1941. Though historians are aware of the events that ensued, until now they have had no written evidence of the dreadful magnitude of the activities. Majd documents how the British brought to power an obscure and semi-illiterate military officer, Reza Khan, who was made shah in 1925.