The Shah, the Islamic Revolution and the United States

By Darioush Bayandor

I. The Pre-Revolution Setting.- 1. A Retrospective.- 2. Nezam Shahanshahi: The Shah's Imperial Order.- II. Onset of the Revolution.- 3. Downslide.- 4. The Opposition.- 5. Changing Tack (1976-1977).- III. The Revolution.- 6. 1977: The Year of All Dangers.- 7. The Spark (Spring 1978).- 8. Actors, Strategies and Structures.- 9. The Abadan File.- 10. Appeasement and Recoil.- 11. October Countdown.- 12. November Countdown.- 13. The Military Spell: Prime Minister Gholamreza Azhari.- 14. Carter's Quandry.- 15. The USSR and the Iranian Revolution.- 16. The Dawn of a New Era.- 17. The American Attempt at Dialogue with Ayatollah Khomeini.- 18. Swansongs.- 19. The Collapse.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319961187
• ISBN13: 9783319961187
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"