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![Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896 by Abbas Amanat](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBL0VQRUE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--1e9e55b7db73ed6c860a5e21ef75e02598e3e004/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Pivot%20of%20the%20Universe-%20Nasir%20al-Din%20Shah%20and%20the%20Iranian%20Monarchy,%201831-1896.jpg)
568 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
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When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. This biography traces his transformation from crown prince to powerful leader, and examines the political culture of the era.
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![Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896 by Abbas Amanat](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBL0VQRUE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--1e9e55b7db73ed6c860a5e21ef75e02598e3e004/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Pivot%20of%20the%20Universe-%20Nasir%20al-Din%20Shah%20and%20the%20Iranian%20Monarchy,%201831-1896.jpg)
568 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. This biography traces his transformation from crown prince to powerful leader, and examines the political culture of the era.