{"product_id":"shah-of-shahs-by-ryszard-kapuscinski-9780141188041","title":"Shah of Shahs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Christopher de Bellaigue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShah of Shahs\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the final years of the Shah in Iran and is a compelling meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. Here, Kapuscinski describes the tyrannical monarch who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, capable of turning a backward country into a great power—a vain hope that proves a complete failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet even as Iran becomes a 'behemoth of riches' and as the Shah lives like a European billionaire, its people live in a climate of fear, terrorised by the secret police. Told with intense power and feeling, Kapuscinski portrays the inevitable build-up to revolution—a cataclysmic upheaval that delivered Iran into the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251290755308,"sku":"9780141188041","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141188041.jpg?v=1741570741","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/shah-of-shahs-by-ryszard-kapuscinski-9780141188041","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}