{"product_id":"9780141188041","title":"Shah of Shahs","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Kapuscinski, Ryszard, de Bellaigue, Christopher, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/06\/2006,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 176 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Penguin Modern Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Iran,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141188041\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eShah of Shahs depicts the final years of the Shah in Iran, and is a compelling meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, Kapuscinski describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power - a vain hope that proves a complete failure. Yet even as Iran becomes a 'behemoth of riches' and as the Shah lives like a European billionaire, its people live in a climate of fear, terrorized by the secret police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with intense power and feeling, Kapuscinski portrays the inevitable build-up to revolution - a cataclysmic upheaval that delivered Iran into the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37296349741209,"sku":"9780141188041","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780141188041.jpg?v=1606327358","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780141188041","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}