Riza Shah Pahlavi

انگليسي.

Originally published: Hicksville, New York: Exposition Press, 1975.

Author's preface.- [1] Prelude.- Riza Khan: up through the ranks (1878-1920).- Background to change: Iran at the end of 1920.- [2] Resurrection.- The coup d'etat (1921).- The government of Sayyid Ziya' al-Din Tabataba' I .- Riza Khan establishes internal security (1921-1923).- Prime minister Riza Khan: toward a republic (1923-1924).- Prime Minister Riza Pahlavi: toward the throne (1924-1925).- [3] Reconstruction.- The Pahlavi dynasty established: "I am going to be the Shah" (1926-1927).- "Why is it that...everything goes badly?" (1927-1930).- "The improvement of economic affairs" (1930-1933).- "Work has been our own slogan" (1933-1935).- "The people of Iran will make any sacrifice for the progress of their country" (1936-1938).- The last stage: "Things are not as they ought to be" (1939-1941).- [4] Postlude.- Exile: "My heart's grief has burned me" (1941-1944).- "For me nothing is impossible": the image and the man.- "Since the beginning of my reign I have been preoccupied with the task of the reconstruction of the country": methods and results.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-291) and index.