{"product_id":"9781620970867","title":"The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn August 1953, the CIA orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. Over the next twenty-six years, the United States backed the unpopular, authoritarian shah and his secret police; in exchange, it reaped a huge share of Iran’s oil wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blowback was inevitable, as this “relevant, readable” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) history by noted Iran scholar Ervand Abrahamian shows. When the 1979 Iranian Revolution deposed the shah and replaced his puppet government with a radical Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the shift reverberated throughout the Middle East and the world, casting a long, dark shadow over U.S.-Iran relations that extends to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this “well-documented account [that] will become indispensable reading for students of the modern Middle East” (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e), Abrahamian uncovers little-known documents that challenge conventional interpretations of the coup. Offering “new insights into his history-shattering event” (\u003ci\u003eReason.com\u003c\/i\u003e), his riveting account transforms America’s understanding of a crucial turning point in modern U.S.-Iran relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031890936048,"sku":"9781620970867","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620970867_p0.jpg?v=1763863268","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620970867","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}