In the autumn of 1987 the Shah of Iran left his native country, ostensibly to take an extended holiday. Some months earlier, rioting had broken out amongst the Shah's subjects, fermented by supporters of the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini. The Shah was in fact never to return to Iran; for the rest of his life he was ignominiously shunted from country to country in search of a permanent refuge. The author, a contemporary journalist, traces the story of the Shah's last years in exile - expelled by the King of Morocco, refused entry to the USA by President Carter, forced to live in a beach hut in the Bahamas - placing these events in contrast to the Shah's former opulent and decadent lifestyle in Iran. William Shawcross has also written "The Quality of Mercy" and "Sideshow", a biography of Henry Kissinger.
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Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 45522925-75
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Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR001242853
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Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Artikel-Nr. GOR002369965
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Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780701132545. Artikel-Nr. 9265027
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Anbieter: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, Vereinigtes Königreich
hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable Jacket. The jacket is permanently stuck to the book using self adhesive film. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. Artikel-Nr. 307270
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Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Light tanning to page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 463 pages; 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Summary: On 16 January 1979, with riots raging around him, the Shah flew out of Teheran for the last time, a sick and disillusioned man. For the rest of his life he was to be shunted from country to country in search of a refuge, an international pariah shunned by the world leaders who had previously fawned upon him. William Shawcross chronicles the bizarre and tragic process of the Shah from exile to death. 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran 1919-1980. Iran - Kings and rulers - Biography. Iran - History - Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979. 3 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 224409
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Anbieter: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Neuseeland
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 352 pages. dj worn, name sticker ffepChronicles the events leading to the fall of the last reigning monarch of the Peacock Thorne, detailing the excesses of his court, the rise of the Ayatollah, and his abdiction and life as refugee. Artikel-Nr. 4902x
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Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardback. In January 1979 the Shah of Iran flew out of Teheran, taking with him members of his family, loyal retainers, and a planeload of household effects. Some months earlier widespread rioting had broken out, fermeneted by supporters of the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shah was - ostensibly- taking an extended holiday: in fact he was leaving iran for the last time, an ill, uncomprehending man, baffled by the ingratitude of a people he had ruled with increasingly absolute power since 1941. The author combines his account of the Shah in exile with a vivid evocation of Iran as it was before life began to go sour for the Shah, from the celebrations at Persepolis to mark the climax of his rule to the torture cells of Savak, from the corruption of the royal court and the call-girls flown in from paris to the revolutionary puritanism of the Shi'ite mullahs, from Mossadeq's defiance of the British to the cheque book politics of Kissinger and Nixon. At once comical and tragic, sumptuous and seedy, this book is the most bizarre and terrible of cautionary tales. Illustrated. 463 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Artikel-Nr. 070514
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Anbieter: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Niederlande
Zustand: Very good. Artikel-Nr. E-9780701132545-2-2
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