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All the Shah's Men

An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

By Stephen Kinzer

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| Paperback | 9780471678786

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This is the first full-length account of the CIA's coup d'etat in Iran in 1953—a covert operation whose consequences are still with us today. Written by a noted New York Times journalist, this book is based on documents about the coup (including some lengthy internal CIA reports) that have nowContinue

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Essential telling on this part of history and another of those necessary points that foreign intervention usually creates more trouble than it solves.
This book will explain the machinations which led to the current group of people being in power in Iran (and their ‘dislike’ of the West), prov ... (continue)

Essential telling on this part of history and another of those necessary points that foreign intervention usually creates more trouble than it solves.
This book will explain the machinations which led to the current group of people being in power in Iran (and their ‘dislike’ of the West), provides justification for the hostage taking of the American embassy, contains a very decent explanation (I hope) of the Shia faith and yields priceless insight in the workings of power in the communist scared 50s.
Slightly too anecdotal and informal for my taste, but very readable in exchange for that.

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