| Title Statement |
King of kings: the Iranian revolution : a story of hubris, delusion and catastrophic miscalculation / Scott Anderson. |
| Author |
Anderson, Scott, 1959- |
| Publication |
Toronto, ON: Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart,2025. |
| Edition |
Hardcover edition. |
| Extent of Item |
xxiii, 481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates |
| ISBN |
9780771026812 (hardcover) |
| Other Number |
pr08090678 |
| Contents |
The courtier --The queen --A tense, taut little boy --Gold rush --The emperor in his labyrinth --A delightful meeting --The butterfly effect --An unholy alliance --A deceiving peacefulness --A hall of burnt bones --Black friday --A king flying kites --A most dangerous secret --The walls close --A supreme leader in waiting --Option c --"destroying all classified" --Putting on the same boots --A most delicate dance. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A stunningly revelatory narrative history of one of the most momentous events in modern times, the jaw-dropping stupidity of the American government, and the dawn of the age of religious nationalism"-- |
| Subjects & Genres |
| By Name |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,1919-1980 |
| By Location |
Iran--Foreign relations--United States |
| Iran--History--Revolution, 1979 |
| United States--Foreign relations--Iran |
