Patriot of Persia - Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-american Coup

The Economist ''s Tehran correspondent Christopher de Bellaigue brings to light the never-before-told full story of one of the great anti-colonial heroes of the twentieth century: Muhammad Mossadegh, the great Iranian leader whose untimely demise resulted in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a man who has been demonized, ridiculed, and misunderstood in the West while remaining an icon and an inspiration across the Middle East. Patriot of Persia , the first biography exploring his life and impact, opens a crucial new window into Mossadegh--whose role in the evolution of Iran''s political climate cannot be overemphasized--providing a resource that will prove equally invaluable to academics, newshounds, and activists as they struggle to understand Mideast politics, Iran, Ahmadinejad, and the future of the region--and the world.>

About the author

Christopher de Bellaigue has worked as a journalist in South Asia and the Middle East, writing for the Economist and the Financial Times, the Independent, and the New York Review of Books. His first book, In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs, was short-listed for the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize, and his second, Rebel Land, was short-listed for the 2010 Orwell Prize. He and his wife divide their time between London and Tehran.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher De Bellaigue, De Bellaigue Christopher
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2013
• EAN: 9780061844713
• ISBN: 978-0-06-184471-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, ISLAMIC STUDIES: HISTORY & POLITICS, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, HISTORY: Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY: Middle East / General, HISTORY: Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY: Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust