{"product_id":"the-economic-modernisation-of-iran-ali-rahnema-9781836430988","title":"The Economic Modernisation of Iran, 1953-1968: Architects, Agents, and Unwitting Thwarters","description":"In 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali Rahnema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836430981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836430988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs","brand":"Ali Rahnema","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48114000658687,"sku":"9781836430988","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1adb93e4-1bcc-46f3-ad81-762924741574.jpg?v=1769618481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-economic-modernisation-of-iran-ali-rahnema-9781836430988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}