The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
Paperback (Trade paperback US) | Jul 2015 | The New Press | 9781620970867 | 304pp | 209x139mm | GEN | AUD$34.99, NZD$39.99
Hardback (B401) | Feb 2013 | The New Press | 9781595588265 | 304pp | 209x139mm | GEN | AUD$47.99, NZD$59.99
From Ervand Abrahamian, a leading historian on the Middle East, comes a lucid account of the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran and how it paved the way to today's diplomatic gridlock. Coup is the first trade book to put the 1953 coup in context, filling a gap in the understanding of Iran's history. Abrahamian relies on little-known archival information to position the coup and its aftermath.