Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power

By Cyrus Ghani

Book Overview

This book looks at one of the most important and engrossing chapters in 20th century Iranian history. The post-World War I period began with a triumvirate of Iranian political grandees, encouraged by the British government, attempting to shoe-horn Iran into the British Empire. This was followed by a bizarre coup d' tat, engineered by a British general, which brought to power the Reza Shah Pahlavi who ended 130 years of Qajar rule.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860646298
• ISBN13: 9781860646294
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"