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Iran and the CIA : the fall of Mosaddeq revisited /

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"In the early 1950s, frail septuagenarian prime minister of Iran, Doctor Mohammad Mosaddeq, shook the world by challenging Britain by nationalizing Iran's British-run oil industries. In August of 1953, he was overthrown. Revisiting these events with astonishing new evidence, this book chal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bayandor, Darioush, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Iran > History > Coup d'état, 1953.
Mosaddeq, Mohammad, > 1880-1967.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > Iran > History > 20th century.
Iran > Politics and government > 1941-1979.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History > 20th century.
United States > Relations > Iran.
Iran > Relations > United States.
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Summary:"In the early 1950s, frail septuagenarian prime minister of Iran, Doctor Mohammad Mosaddeq, shook the world by challenging Britain by nationalizing Iran's British-run oil industries. In August of 1953, he was overthrown. Revisiting these events with astonishing new evidence, this book challenges the conventionally-held theory of foul play by the CIA"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xvii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230579279 (hbk.)
0230579272 (hbk.)