All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

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"All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror" is a historical nonfiction book that examines the 1953 CIA-backed overthrow of Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and its long-term consequences for U.S.–Middle East relations.

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instanceOf history book
nonfiction book
author Stephen Kinzer
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores impact of oil interests on foreign policy
legacy of the 1953 coup for U.S.–Middle East relations
role of Western intelligence agencies in Iran
focusesOn CIA-backed regime change
long-term consequences for Middle East politics
overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh
roots of anti-American sentiment in the Middle East
genre international relations
political history
hasEdition revised edition
hasPerspective critical of U.S. and British intervention in Iran
isbn 9780471678786
language English
mainEventDescribed Operation Ajax
mediaType print
notableFor popularizing the history of the 1953 Iranian coup for general audiences
originalTitle All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror self-link
publicationYear 2003
publisher Wiley-Blackwell
surface form: John Wiley & Sons
setInPeriod 1950s
setInPlace Iran
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
subject 1953 Iranian coup d'état
surface form: 1953 Iranian coup d’état

Anglo-Persian Oil Company
surface form: Anglo-Iranian Oil Company

British foreign policy
Central Intelligence Agency
Cold War politics
Mohammad Mossadegh
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
U.S.–Iran relations
oil nationalization in Iran
timeOfNarrativeCoverage early 20th century to late 20th century

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Stephen Kinzer notableWork All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq hasSequelOrRelatedWork All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
this entity surface form: All the Shah’s Men
All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror originalTitle All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror self-link