Book Discussion: "The Life and Times of the Shah"
Gholam Reza Afkhami, author, Senior Scholar at the Foundation for Iranian Studies; John Limbert, Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, United States Naval Academy; Shaul Bakhash, Robinson Professor of History, George Mason University
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Speakers:
Gholam Reza Afkhami
Author, Senior Scholar at the Foundation for Iranian Studies
with
John Limbert
Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, United States Naval Academy
and
Shaul Bakhash
Robinson Professor of History, George Mason University
The first major biography of Mohammad Reza Shah, the last Iranian monarch, in twenty-five years, this insider's account depicts the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. New perspectives on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations and Iran's nuclear program, shed new light on what drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas.
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