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King of kings the Iranian revolution : a story of hubris, delusion and catastrophic miscalculation

"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"--

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Main Author:	Anderson, Scott, 1959- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Doubleday, 2025.
Subjects:	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, > Shah of Iran, > 1919-1980. Iran > History > Revolution, 1979. United States > Foreign relations > Iran. Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
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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"--
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	xxiii, 481 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:	9780385548076 0385548079 9780593315668 0593315669
Author Notes:	SCOTT ANDERSON is a veteran war correspondent who has reported from Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador and many other strife-torn countries. A contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine , his work has also appeared in Vanity Fair , Esquire , Harper's and Outside . He is the author of two novels and six works of nonfiction, including Lawrence in Arabia , an international bestseller, and most recently King of Kings , the story of the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution, and winner of the 2025 Kirkus Prize for nonfiction.