{"product_id":"patriot-of-persia-muhammad-mossadegh-and-a-very-british-coup","title":"Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Very British Coup","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher de Bellaigue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e9780099540489\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. And so he did, in one of the most dramatic episodes in modern Middle Eastern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the countries that overthrew him would, in time, deeply regret it. Mossadegh was one of the first liberals of the Middle East, a man whose conception of liberty was as sophisticated as any in Europe or America. He wanted friendship with the West - not slavish dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, is the political and personal life of a remarkable patriot, written by our foremost observer of Iran. Above all, the life of Muhammad Mossadegh is a warning to today's occupants of Downing Street and the White House, as they commit us all to intervention in a volatile and unpredictable region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39682584444963,"sku":"9780099540489","price":28.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/DSC_0496.jpg?v=1658978673","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/patriot-of-persia-muhammad-mossadegh-and-a-very-british-coup","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}