The Shah

by Margaret Irene Laing

The Shah

Genres: Iran

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Syed M. Abdullah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A biographical account of the politics of Iran, I enjoyed it to the fullest having an actual benefit of hindsight as to what the Shah planned for himself and the country, and what actually happened. With the occasional bias of leading the reader to liken the Shah as a person and as a ruler, the author explains the prevailing eastern concept of governance in developing tribal societies. However, it balances out towards the end by shedding some light on the infringed civil liberties, tyranny and controlled media of Iran under the Shah. In the end, you cannot help but feel for the Shah as to what eventually happened to Iran, and how he could have turned its fate around given his dictatorial benevolence in comparison to his other Middle Eastern contemporaries.

I recommend it to readers.

(Also, at times I struggled with the author's lack of use of punctuations).