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Paperback The Coup: 1953, the Cia, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations Book

ISBN: 1620970864

ISBN13: 9781620970867

The Coup: 1953, the Cia, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations

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In August 1953, the CIA orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran's democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. Over the next twenty-six years, the United States backed the unpopular, authoritarian shah and his secret police; in exchange, it reaped a huge share of Iran's oil wealth.

The blowback was inevitable, as this "relevant, readable" (Kirkus Reviews) history by noted Iran scholar Ervand Abrahamian...

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