Iran and the CIA : The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited /

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

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Main Author:	Bayandor, Darioush (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:	History. Asian History. History of Military. History of the Middle East. Middle Eastern Politics. Modern History. Political History. History, Modern. Military history. World politics. Asia > History. Middle East > History. Middle East > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	In the early 1950s, frail septuagenarian prime minister of Iran, Doctor Mohammad Mosaddeq, shook the world - challenging Britain by nationalizing Iran's British-run oil industries. In August 1953 he was overthrown. Revisiting these events with astonishing new evidence, this book challenges the conventionally-held theory of foul play by the CIA.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XVII, 247 pages)
ISBN:	9780230277304