{"product_id":"king-of-kings-the-fall-of-the-shah-the-1979-iranian-revolution-and-the-unmaking-of-the-modern-middle-east-1","title":"King of Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A brilliant tale of greed, paranoia and hubris... a good place to start for anyone seeking to understand the current crisis' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'If you want to understand the turmoil in Gaza, Syria and beyond, the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is a good place to start' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eExcellent'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003exceptional'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding narrative history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and its devastating consequences by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Before the revolution, the Shah of Iran seemed invincible. The world watched in awe as he commanded a huge army and oversaw an economy awash with billions of dollars of oil revenues. The regime's secret police had crushed communist opposition and the Shah appeared to have bought off the conservative Muslim clergy inside the country. On the international stage, Iran had become an invaluable ally to the West during the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But village streets spoke of a different country - people derided the Shah as an American lackey and blamed him for economic inequality, for spending recklessly on lavish parties and for ignoring the Muslim majority. When a volcanic religious revolution erupted, led by a fiery cleric named Ayatollah Khomeini, the Shah was forced off the throne and into exile. How did it all go so wrong?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Brilliantly brought to life by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Anderson, this gripping behind-the-scenes narrative reveals how the Iranian Revolution was as world-shattering an event as the French and Russian revolutions, and how its repercussions are still felt around the world today. In the Middle East, in India, in Southeast Asia, and now in Europe and the United States, the hatred of economically-marginalized, religiously-fervent masses for a wealthy secular elite has led to violence and upheaval - and Iran was the template.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e... Anderson does an \u003cb\u003eexcellent\u003c\/b\u003e job of narrating the \u003cb\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e events of the revolution'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Told with \u003cb\u003eclarity\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edirectness\u003c\/b\u003e. It is unlikely that a more \u003cb\u003eauthoritative\u003c\/b\u003e account of this torrid period will ever be written'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003esweeping\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e book, one that makes past times and dead people (often weird, complex and evil) spring to life with its narrative verve and attention to detail... \u003cb\u003eRiveting\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Timely\u003c\/b\u003e... a \u003cb\u003elively\u003c\/b\u003e tale of palace intrigue'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eThe most compelling account yet of the revolution in Iran... Outstanding\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e Eugene Rogan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Ottomans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Thrilling... the gold standard account of the Shah's fall... An epic and heart-breaking tragedy'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Azadeh Moaveni, author of \u003ci\u003eGuest House for Young Widows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A masterfully told account...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA must-read'\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Delivers \u003cb\u003eremarkable new insights\u003c\/b\u003e into one of history's least understood upheavals' Kim Ghattas, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Wave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efully authoritative\u003c\/b\u003e' Azadeh Moaveni, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLipstick Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGuest House for Young Widows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eImportant\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eriveting\u003c\/b\u003e' Sebastian Junger, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn My Time of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTribe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"King of Kings The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East","offer_id":46296195006661,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-80495-662-5.jpg?v=1780287536","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-kings-the-fall-of-the-shah-the-1979-iranian-revolution-and-the-unmaking-of-the-modern-middle-east-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}