{"product_id":"the-economic-modernisation-of-iran-1953-1968-architects-agents-and-unwitting-thwarters-hardcover","title":"The Economic Modernisation of Iran, 1953-1968: Architects, Agents, and Unwitting Thwarters - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Rahnema\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadeq nationalised Iran's oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule of the Shah, Iran was a booming export economy, benefiting from high oil prices and consumer demand. It had unambiguously become a modern industrial economy. Sifting through primary and secondary sources, Ali Rahnema charts Iran's progress in this vital fifteen-year period. He asks, who can claim the credit? And who bears the blame for its critical failures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Rahnema is Professor of Economics at the American University of Paris. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCall to Arms: Iran's Marxist Revolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shari'ati\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808506347655,"sku":"9781836430988","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/GTEffrG5M9781836430988.webp?v=1770303090","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-economic-modernisation-of-iran-1953-1968-architects-agents-and-unwitting-thwarters-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}