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But as Greg Grandin vividly demonstrates, the nation’s unique sense of itself was in fact forged facing south toward Latin America. In turn, Latin America developed its own identity in struggle with the looming colossus to the north. In this stunningly original reinterpretation of the New World, Grandin reveals how North and South emerged from a constant, turbulent engagement with each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica, América\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etraverses half a millennium, from the Spanish Conquest—the greatest mortality event in human history—through the eighteenth-century wars for independence, the Monroe Doctrine, the coups and revolutions of the twentieth century, and beyond. 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The Shah emerges as a fascinating, Shakespearean character – a wannabe Richard III unaware of the depth of dissent to his rule, indecisive like Hamlet when action was called for, and at the end Lear-like as he raged against his fate. The Americans made terrible decisions at almost every juncture, from a secret pact designed by Kissinger and Nixon, to dismissing reports from the one diplomat who saw how hated the Shah was by the Iranian people (unlike almost all his colleagues, he spoke Farsi), to Jimmy Carter allowing the Shah to come to America for medical treatment, which set off the hostage crisis which forever damaged American influence in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Scott Anderson tells this astonishing tale with the narrative brio, mordant wit, and keen analysis that made his bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e one of the key texts in understanding the modern Middle East.  Based on voluminous research and dozens of interviews, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is driven by penetrating portraits of the people involved – the Iranian-American doctor who convinced American officials Khomeini was a moderate; the American teacher who learned of Khomeini’s influence long before the cleric was even mentioned in official reports; the Shah’s court minister who kept a detailed diary of all their interactions; the Shah’s wife Farah who still mourns her lost kingdom; the hypocritical and misguided Jimmy Carter; and the implacable Khomeini who outmaneuvered his foes at every turn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    The Iranian Revolution, Anderson convincingly argues, was as world-shattering an event as the French and Russian revolutions.  In the Middle East, in India, in Southeast Asia, in Europe, and the United States, the hatred of economically-marginalized, religiously-fervent masses for a wealthy secular elite has led to violence and upheaval – and Iran was the template. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a bravura work of history, and a warning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59714925887774,"sku":"9780771026898","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780771026812.jpg?v=1755609355"},{"product_id":"the-smiling-land","title":"The Smiling Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Doyle \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Canada's most beloved and celebrated Newfoundlanders comes a rollicking insider's guide to the province, told as only Alan Doyle can tell it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew Canadian musicians are as synonymous with their home province as Alan Doyle is to his—and even fewer once worked as tour guides. 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