LEADER 04253nam 22004811 450 001 9910807906803321 005 20190626093807.0 010 $a1-350-98924-X 010 $a1-78673-164-9 010 $a1-78672-164-3 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350989245 035 $a(CKB)3710000001042643 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4792862 035 $a(OCoLC)970659197 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09263577 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001042643 100 $a20190708d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Shah's Iran - rise and fall $econversations with an insider /$fAbdolreza Ansari ; translated by Katayoon Ansari-Biglari 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (352 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations (some color), photographs, maps 300 $aCompliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily. 311 $a1-78453-632-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword by Jamshid Amuzegar, Prime Minister of Iran (1977-1978) -- Introduction -- From Birth to Employment -- The Americans in Iran -- The Treasury -- From the New Iran Group to the Nationalist Party -- At the Ministry of Labour -- Establishment of the Khuzestan Water and Power Authority -- Governorship in Khuzestan -- At the Ministry of Interior -- The Period After the Ministry -- Princess Ashraf's Deputy for Social, Economic and Cultural Affairs -- Celebration at Persepolis -- Final Questions. 330 $a"A chance encounter diverted Abdolreza Ansari from completing his PHD in the US, and set him on a professional journey which mirrored the prolific rise and the precipitous fall of the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. Ansari's government career took off when he became Iran's Treasurer General at the age of 32. In this role he restructured the fiscal management of the country and revamped its social security system. He was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs at 34, where he created the Workers' Welfare Bank to support the labour force of the country. As Iran was about to enter a period of rapid development, Ansari was called upon to take charge of the largest development project of the time, the construction of the Dez Dam in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. Subsequently, Ansari was appointed Minister of Interior where he conducted national parliamentary and city council elections in a single day for the first time in Iran's history. His plan for the urban rehabilitation of towns and population centres continues to be the basis for municipal governance to this day. Ansari's political career was derailed following a cabinet reshuffle. However, he was hand-picked by the Shah to manage the many charitable organizations headed by the monarch's twin sister, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi. When the Iranian government began preparations for the commemoration of Iran's 2500 years of continued monarchical rule, he was appointed deputy head of the celebration's organizing committee. Prior to the 1979 Revolution, he initiated, introduced and implemented the programmes of Protection of Families and the National Movement for Philanthropy. Ansari's proximity to the Iranian royal court including the Shah and Princess Ashraf and his encounters with a multitude of well-known personalities make these conversations a unique and valuable historical source for the pre-revolutionary period in Iran."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $2Middle Eastern history 607 $aIran$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1941-1979 676 $a364.15240944361 700 $aAns?a?ri?$b ?Abd al-Riz?a?$f1925 or 1926-$01680417 702 $aAnsari-Biglari$b Katayoon 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807906803321 996 $aThe Shah's Iran - rise and fall$94049108 997 $aUNINA