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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Amir Abbas Hoveyda was a central figure in the historic struggle between modernity and tradition in Iran -- a struggle pitting Western cosmopolitanism against Persian isolationism, secularism against religious fundamentalism, and ultimately civil society and democracy against authoritarianism. Born in Tehran in 1919 to a family of solid middle class comforts and faded aristocratic roots, Hoveyda was an elegant, cultivated, well-read, and witty man, educated in Beirut, London, and Brussels. After entering the Iranian foreign service in 1942, he served in France, Germany, and Turkey, then returned to Iran in 1956 to join the National Iranian Oil Company. In 1965, the shah appointed him the country's prime minister. Hoveyda would serve faithfully in that post for thirteen years. Amir Abbas Hoveyda embodied the aspirations, the accomplishments and also the failures of a whole generation of Iranian technocrats -- mostly Western-trained -- who sought to free Iran from the travails of poverty and repression and guide it into the modern age. Hoveyda would be both a leader and a victim of that effort.In telling the story of Hoveyda's life, the author has not only laid bare the development of Iranian society during a pivotal period (1919-1978) but has also unearthed important new material on U.S.-Iranian relations. From 1957 onward, Amir Abbas Hoveyda played critical roles in dealing with U.S. foreign policy and fundamentalist Islamic opposition in Iran. Through careful use of hitherto unexamined archival materials, unpublished letter, and personal journals, along with extensive interviews with over a hundred relatives, friends, and foes, the author has brilliantly caught the pathos and passion of Hoveyda's life and times. This is biography at its most powerful and will reward the scholar and the general reader alike. Amir Abbas Hoveyda was a central figure in the historic struggle between modernity and tradition in Iran. Born in Tehran in 1919, he was an elegant, well-read, and witty man, educated in Beirut, London, and Brussels. After entering the Iranian foreign service in 1942, he served in France, Germany, and Turkey and then returned to Iran in 1956. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781933823348
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Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 399 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632. . 2009. New Edition. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781933823348
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Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 399 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632. . 2009. New Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781933823348
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Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution 1.29. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9781933823348