Stock ID #15401 The Shah's Last Ride. The Fate of an Ally. WILLIAM SHAWCROSS.

The Shah's Last Ride. The Fate of an Ally.

New York. Simon and Schuster. 1988. Stock ID #15401

Black and white illustrations, 463pp, notes, index, minor wear and discolouration dustjacket. Good copy.

"The Shah's journey into exile and death. Shawcross describes the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the drama of the hostage crisis, and each step of the Shah's odyssey through Egypt, Morocco, the Bahamas, Mexico, Panama and back to Sadat's Egypt to die. Interwoven throughout are scenes of the Shah's rule from his ascension to the Peacock Throne to the final disintegration of his sycophantic court. We see the Shah's alternating enlightenment, vanity, and despotism through the progress of the White Revolution, the lavish excesses of the oil-boom years, and the bloody reign of SAVAK, the Shah's secret police force." Publisher's description.

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