{"product_id":"king-of-kings-the-iranian-revolution-a-story-of-hubris-delusion-and-catastrophic-miscalculation-9780385548076","title":"King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution, one of the most momentous events in modern times. This groundbreaking work exposes the jaw-dropping stupidity of the American government and traces the rise of religious nationalism, offering essential insights into today's global unrest. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A must-read that is both urgent and unforgettable.\" --Steve Coll, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Achilles Trap, Directorate S\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful and gripping account. Anderson gives us a page-turning history lesson that is more relevant than ever.\"--Rajiv Chandrasekaran, author \u003ci\u003eImperial Life in the Emerald City, \u003c\/i\u003ea finalist for the National Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn New Year's Eve, 1977, on a state visit to Iran, President Jimmy Carter toasted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, King of Kings, Light of the Aryans, Shadow of God on Earth, praising Iran as \"an island of stability \" due to \"your leadership and the respect and admiration and love which your people give to you.\" Iran had the world's fifth largest army and was awash in billions of dollars in oil revenues. Construction cranes dotted the skyline of its booming capital, Tehran. The regime's feared secret police force SAVAK had crushed communist opposition, and the Shah had bought off the conservative Muslim clergy inside the country. He seemed invulnerable, and invaluable to the United States as an ally in the Cold War. Fourteen months later the Shah fled Iran into exile, forced from the throne by a volcanic religious revolution led by a fiery cleric named Ayatollah Khomeini. The ensuing hostage crisis forever damaged America's standing in the world. How could the United States, which had one of the largest CIA stations in the world and thousands of military personnel in Iran, have been so blind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe spellbinding story Scott Anderson weaves is one of a dictator blind to the disdain of his subjects and a superpower blundering into disaster. Scott Anderson tells this astonishing tale with the narrative brio, mordant wit, and keen analysis that made his bestselling \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia \u003c\/i\u003eone of the key texts in understanding the modern Middle East. The Iranian Revolution, Anderson convincingly argues, was as world-shattering an event as the French and Russian revolutions. In the Middle East, in India, in Southeast Asia, in Europe, and now in the United States, the hatred of economically-marginalized, religiously-fervent masses for a wealthy secular elite has led to violence and upheaval - and Iran was the template. \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura work of history, and a warning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385548076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSCOTT ANDERSON is the author of two novels and five works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia, \u003c\/i\u003e an international bestseller which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e devoted an entire issue to his reportage across the Middle East in August 2016, which was published in book form as FRACTURED LANDS: How the Arab World Came Apart.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068739174614,"sku":"9780385548076","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_ca2826b4-e1d4-4346-ab57-66956d229635.jpg?v=1752930232","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/king-of-kings-the-iranian-revolution-a-story-of-hubris-delusion-and-catastrophic-miscalculation-9780385548076","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}