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“A compelling biography… Bellaigue…writes with economy and a lightly ironic touch…The result is a three-dimensional profile of Mossadegh that contrasts sharply with the heroic democrat mythologized by his supporters.” (Wall Street Journal)“Economist Tehran correspondent de Bellaigue uses plenty of local insight to provide general readers with an intriguing combination of biography, history and strategic study.” (Kirkus Reviews)“…superbly researched…” (Huffington Post)“…a major strength of the book is that it does not seek to lionize the protagonist.” (Washington Independent Review of Books)“Brilliant…A sweeping new biography…also a rich portrait of Iran amid the revolutionary upheaval of anti-colonial reform movements…-the antecedent, in many ways, of today’s Middle East uprisings.” (The Daily)“…thanks to veteran journalist Christopher de Bellaigue’s brisk, engaging 300-page biography, Mossadegh’s strange personality and at times baffling motives come into clearer focus.” (The Daily Beast)“A timely book…elegantly written…feels both fresh and relevant…highlights the dangers of a foreign policy that ignores the perceptions of those with memories longer than our own.” (The Guardian)“Superbly timed…portrays some fascinating, and often farcical, stories of political life in Iran” (Independent)“Compelling… the West has handled its relationship with Iran as badly as possible… we have little leverage with its people…de Bellaigue’s book goes far to explain why.” (Max Hastings, Sunday Times (London))“De Bellaigue’s book is unsurpassed as a rounded portrait of Mossadegh.” (Times Literary Supplement (London))
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On August 19, 1953, the American and British intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup in Iran against Muhammad Mossadegh, a bedridden seventy-two-year-old man. His crimes had been to flirt with communism and to nationalize his country's oil industry, which for forty years had been in British hands. But the countries that overthrew Mossadegh would, in time, deeply regret siding with his great foe, Shah Muhammad-Reza Pahlavi. Mossadegh was one of the first liberals of the Middle East, a man who wanted friendship with the West—but not slavish dependence.Who was this political guerrilla of noble blood, so adored in the Middle East and so reviled in the West? Schooled in Europe and pitted against dictatorship at home, Mossadegh had become the nation's conscience by the time of the Shah's ascension. Written by our foremost observer of Iran, Patriot of Persia reveals a man who embodied his nation's struggle for freedom and whose life serves as a warning to the White House and Downing Street as they commit to further intervention in a volatile and unpredictable region.
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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (May 21, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780061844713
ISBN-13: 978-0061844713
ASIN: 0061844713
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5.3 x 0.8 x 8 inches
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Christopher de Bellaigue narrates with much objectivity the life of Muhammad Mossadegh, a Western-educated Iranian liberal reformer whose ultimate goal was to make Iran both economically and politically independent from the West. The narration greatly benefits from Mr. de Bellaigue's intimate knowledge of both British and Iranian cultures.Iran (also known as Persia) was a pawn in the Great Game, i.e., the commercial and military rivalry/conflict that existed between the British Empire and the Russian Empire (subsequently the Soviet Union) for supremacy in Central Asia. During his stint as Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, Mr. Mossadegh's highest priority was to nationalize the Iranian assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) (today known as British Petroleum or BP) so that his country would receive a fair share of the proceeds from the extraction and sale of oil. The Iranian oil industry had been under British control since 1913. Mr. Mossadegh wanted friendship with the West based on mutual respect and independence.Great Britain, a fast declining empire whose finances were shaky in the aftermath of WWII, considered these assets essential for its solvency. Mr. de Bellaigue clearly explains to his readers how Great Britain convinced the U.S. to take its side in its quarrel with Iran to overthrow Mr. Mossadegh and to reestablish his more pliable rival, Shah Muhammad-Reza Pahlavi. The involvement of the U.S. in this coup d'état cannot be understood without the context of the Cold War that the U.S. and the Soviet Union waged for decades after the end of WWII.Mr. de Bellaigue rightly observes that this coup inaugurated a U.S. policy in support of shoddy Middle Eastern despots in the ensuing decades. This policy suffered its first major setback in 1979 with the arrival of the Mullahs to supreme power in Iran. The ongoing Arab Spring could result into other major setbacks for American interests in the Middle East. This movement, whose ultimate outcome is hard to predict at this stage, is affecting not only American clients, but also American adversaries such as Iran and Syria.In summary, the overthrow of Mr. Mossadegh serves as a warning to whoever wants to meddle in the affairs of the unpredictable, volatile Middle East.
Interesting, particularly for the light it sheds on Mossadegh's family background and early life, as well as for the way it captures the essence of Iranian culture and politics. But de Bellaigue's style of writing is at times eccentric and over literary. This gets in the way of understanding what is already a complicated enough story.
This is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in political science and how it played out in Iran post-World War. The blunders made then have remained the seeds of a tragic chapter of history. The author is an amazingly objective writer - not a shred of hagiography or subjective adulation flows from his pen about this political giant, Mossdegh, and yet, he paints how invaluable a contribution the man has made to the history of not just Iran but also constitutional study worldwide.
Helpful sorting out timelines and events of such a remarkable man. Bellaigue seems to have known Mossadegh though he is not biased to show favoritism in telling us honestly of the emotional state and character Mossadegh had; his strengths and weaknesses. I felt like I was walking Tehran with the author, he the guide, revealing his heart to me about this hero. Mossadegh was a classic example of a true visionary in the early 20th Century striving for change in a land where customs and religion run deep and most often difficult to understand. His education in France and Switzerland gave him the radical perspective on life embracing Democratic values and Statesmanship without being overly religious simply practical in faith. He bravely offered new ideas to the people of Persia who will indeed love him forever. He definitely wanted only the best for Iran and despised the Western philos modus operandi (particularly British) in friction leveraging for oil domination which in his mind was clearly unthinkable. In hindsight it is always easy to say 'see' But as we all well know now just how established oil cartels do not ever play fair, are violent and ruthless in their business, yet Mossadegh defied them trying everything in his power to give Iran the upper hand to balanced negotiation. Great book
In retrospect, U.S.- Iranian relations would have been a happier story had we not conspired with the British to overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh. Understand this man's high-handed, baffling, quirky character and the U.S.'s legitimate Cold War concerns, if not those of the British, and one comes away with a fairer opinion of U.S. actions.
Great book. Every American should read
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