ALL THE SHAH'S MEN An American Coup Roots of Middle East Terror Stephen Kinzer
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471265179
ISBN-13
9780471265177
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2442820
Product Key Features
Book Title
All the Shah's Men : an American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Iran, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-009968
Reviews
"astonishing account...Kinzer, a New York Times correspondent...tells his captivating tale with style and verve". (Library Journal, June 15, 2003)"...He does so with a keen journalistic eye, and with a novelist's pen...In what is a very gripping read." (The New York Times, July 23, 2003)"...Kinze who has written an entirely engrossing, often riveting, nearly Homeric tale, which, if life were fair, would be this summer's beach book." (The Washington Post, Sunday, August 3, 2003)"...lively popular history...brisk, vivid account.... Kinzer...offers a helpful reminder of an oft-neglected piece of Middle Eastern history". (The New York Time Book Review, August 10, 2003)"...For those who like their spy data raw, the CIA's secret history is now freely available, thanks to a leek..." (Economist, 15 August 2003)"a thrilling tale that pits two characters worthy of a movie against each other." (Economist, August 16, 2003)"entertaining and sometimes shocking...serves as a useful reminder that troublesome regimes do not come out of nowhere." (Business Week, Aug. 18-25, 2003)"...Kinzer's book offers a cautionary tale for our current leaders...not all such changes go according to plan..." (The Scotsman, 16 August 2003)"...a new book about the coup All the Shah's men...recalls some unwelcome parallels(with the Gulf War)..."(The Guardian, 20 August 2003)"...a topical subject with an explanation..." (Greenock Telegraph, 29 October 2003)"...provides an able and often vivid summary of our knowledge..." (BBC History Magazine, December 2003)"...an astonishing achievement, a thriller backed by meticulous research, a political analysis in artful prose..." (Irish Times, 25 December 2003)"this skilled correspondent and analyst writes this so effectively is one of the many reasons why this incisive critique is so relevant today." (Ray Locker of the Associated Press)
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
955.05/3
Table Of Content
Preface. Acknowledgments. Notes on Usage. 1. Good Evening, Mr. Roosevelt. 2. Curse This Fate. 3. The Last Drop of the Nation's Blood. 4. A Wave of Oil. 5. His Master's Orders. 6. Unseen Enemies Everywhere. 7. You Do Not Know How Evil They Are. 8. An Immensely Shrewd Old Man. 9. Block Headed British. 10. Pull Up Your Socks and Get Going. 11. I Knew It! They Love Me! 12. Purring Like a Giant Cat. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
Praise for All the Shah's Men"Stephen Kinzer's brilliant reconstruction of the Iranian coup is made even more fascinating by the fact that it is true. It is as gripping as a thriller, and also tells much about why the United States is involved today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq."-Gore Vidal, author of Lincoln, Burr, and 1876."Remarkable, readable, and relevant . . . All the Shah's Men not only reads like an exciting, page-turning spy novel, it deals with the hard issues of today."-Senator Richard Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee"A well-researched object lesson in the dismal folly of so-called nation-building. British and American readers of today should blush with shame."-John le Carré, author of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and The Tailor of Panama, Praise for All the Shah's Men Stephen Kinzer's brilliant reconstruction of the Iranian coup is made even more fascinating by the fact that it is true. It is as gripping as a thriller, and also tells much about why the United States is involved today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. - Gore Vidal, author of Lincoln, Burr, and 1876. Remarkable, readable, and relevant ... All the Shah's Men not only reads like an exciting, page-turning spy novel, it deals with the hard issues of today. -Senator Richard Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee A well-researched object lesson in the dismal folly of so-called nation-building. British and American readers of today should blush with shame. -John le Carre, author of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and The Tailor of Panama, 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 now been declassified.
LC Classification Number
DS318.K49 2003
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