{"product_id":"all-the-shahs-men-by-stephen-kinzer","title":"All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHailed as \"a very gripping read\" by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eelected as one of the best books of the year by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country’s elected prime minister and features a brand new preface by the author on the folly of attacking Iran.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs zealots in Washington intensify their preparations for an American attack on Iran, the story of the CIA’s 1953 coup—with its many cautionary lessons—is more urgently relevant than ever. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll the Shah’s Men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to life the cloak-and-dagger operation that deposed the only democratic regime Iran ever had. The coup ushered in a quarter-century of repressive rule under the Shah, stimulated the rise of Muslim fundamentalism and anti-Americanism throughout the Middle East, and exposed the folly of using violence to try to reshape Iran. It’s essential reading if you want to place the American invasion of Iraq in context—and prepare for what comes next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“An entirely engrossing, often riveting, nearly Homeric tale. . . . For anyone with more than a passing interest in how the United States got into such a pickle in the Middle East, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll the Shah’s Men\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis as good as Grisham.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“An exciting narrative. [Kinzer] questions whether Americans are well served by interventions for regime change abroad, and he reminds us of the long history of Iranian resistance to great power interventions, as well as the unanticipated consequences of intervention.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—THE LOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453758603550,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453758636318,"sku":null,"price":480.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453793370398,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b24d526c-6ee8-4268-a146-5a764d9bad5f.jpg?v=1781287125","url":"https:\/\/readroombd.com\/products\/all-the-shahs-men-by-stephen-kinzer","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}