{"product_id":"king-of-kings-the-iranian-revolution-a-story-of-hubris-delusion-and-catastrophic-miscalculation-paperback","title":"King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A *****NEW YORK TIMES\n*****NOTABLE BOOK • *****NEW YORK TIMES *****BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE\nNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • From\nthe author of the landmark bestseller *****Lawrence in Arabia ***\u003cb\u003ecomes a\nstunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution, one of the\nmost momentous events in modern times. This groundbreaking work exposes the\njaw-dropping stupidity of the American government and traces the rise of\nreligious nationalism, offering essential insights into today's global unrest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A masterful and propulsive account that chronicles a\ndevastatingly transformative series of events whose aftereffects reverberate to\nthis day.” —The Kirkus Prize 2025 Jury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e**“An exceptional and important book. Scrupulous and\nenterprising reporting rarely combine with such superb storytelling.” —**\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\nNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e**“A masterful and gripping account. Anderson gives us a\npage-turning history lesson that is more relevant than ever.” —Rajiv\nChandrasekaran, author *****Imperial Life in the Emerald City, ***\u003cb\u003ea finalist\nfor the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn New Year’s Eve, 1977, on a state visit to Iran, President\nJimmy Carter toasted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, King of Kings, Light of the\nAryans, Shadow of God on Earth, praising Iran as “an island of stability “ due\nto “your leadership and the respect and admiration and love which your people\ngive to you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIran had the world’s fifth largest army and was awash in\nbillions of dollars in oil revenues. Construction cranes dotted the skyline of\nits booming capital, Tehran. The regime’s feared secret police force SAVAK had\ncrushed communist opposition, and the Shah had bought off the conservative\nMuslim clergy inside the country. He seemed invulnerable, and invaluable to the\nUnited States as an ally in the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFourteen months later the Shah fled Iran into exile, forced\nfrom the throne by a volcanic religious revolution led by a fiery cleric named\nAyatollah Khomeini. The ensuing hostage crisis forever damaged America’s\nstanding in the world. How could the United States, which had one of the\nlargest CIA stations in the world and thousands of military personnel in Iran,\nhave been so blind?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe spellbinding story Scott Anderson weaves is one of a\ndictator blind to the disdain of his subjects and a superpower blundering into\ndisaster. Scott Anderson tells this astonishing tale with the narrative brio,\nmordant wit, and keen analysis that made his bestselling \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e\none of the key texts in understanding the modern Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Iranian Revolution, Anderson convincingly argues, was as\nworld-shattering an event as the French and Russian revolutions. In the Middle\nEast, in India, in Southeast Asia, in Europe, and now in the United States, the\nhatred of economically-marginalized, religiously-fervent masses for a wealthy\nsecular elite has led to violence and upheaval – and Iran was the template.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura work of history, and a\nwarning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45680940548303,"sku":"9780593315668","price":28.29,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_c4f2aa37-9524-4539-9801-e6d084c97c8e.jpg?v=1786071017","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/king-of-kings-the-iranian-revolution-a-story-of-hubris-delusion-and-catastrophic-miscalculation-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}