The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran: The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953–1968

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Ali Rahnema

The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran

The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953–1968

Ali Rahnema

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English

Oneworld Academic
01 February 2022

History; Middle Eastern history; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship; Political control & freedoms; Political oppression & persecution

In this detailed political history of Iran from 1953, Ali Rahnema seeks to answer one question: How did the Shah become a modern despot?

Against the background of power plays made by the Shah and successive US administrations, Rahnema focuses on the internal tug of war between the Shah, his political opposition, and a nation in search of greater liberty. He shows how the legislature, the judiciary, the executive and the media were gradually brought under the firm control of the monarch.

While presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy both attempted to prevent the Shah from achieving absolute rule, eventually they were persuaded that his non-democratic regime was to their benefit. In the end, the Shah outlawed all opposition activities, and criminalised political ideas different from – let alone opposed to – his own. As Rahnema shows, the consequences of Iran’s turn to despotism would be far-reaching.

By: Ali Rahnema
Imprint: Oneworld Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 43mm
ISBN: 9780861541423
ISBN 10: 0861541421
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 01 February 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ali Rahnema is Professor of Economics at the American University of Paris. He is the author of An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shari‘ati, Behind the 1953 Coup in Iran and Call to Arms: Iran’s Marxist Revolutionaries, which is also published by Oneworld.

Reviews for The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran: The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953–1968

'A brilliant history of late Pahlavi Iran and the fatal entanglements of the shah, the opposition and the United States.' * Stephanie Cronin, Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali Research Fellow, University of Oxford * 'Richly detailed yet exceedingly accessible... The significant insights Rahnema offers into Mohammad Reza Shah's rise and political trajectory make the book an important read for students not just of modern Iran but of despotic politics more broadly.' * Ali Mirsepassi, Albert Gallatin Research Excellence Professor, New York University *