Musaddiq, Iranian Nationalism, and Oil

Drawing on a wide range of evidence, this book analyses the origins of the Musaddiq movement, the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1951, the American and British intervention in 1953 that led to Musaddiq's political demise, and the part played by the Shah and the consortium of oil companies that replaced the British oil monopoly in 1954. "Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade and attempted to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade and attempted to strengthen the role of parliament in Iran. Musaddiq's crusade led to conflict with powerful foreign interests and in 1953 the CIA, at British instigation, removed him in a coup d'etat which restored the Shah's absolute powers. This book is a full-scale biography of Musaddiq which also charts the history of the Popular Movement from Musaddiq's downfall in 1953 to his death in 1967. Based on all the new material that has emerged from Iran since the revolution, Homa Katouzian's lively study is essential for all students of modern Iran, the Middle East and the politics of the Third World."--Publisher summary Contents Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition 1. From Mirza Mohammad to Dr Musaddiq al-Saltaneh (1882-1914) 2. Academic, administrator and politician 3. Opposition and isolation (1924-41) 4. Occupation and interregnum 5. The First Deputy 6. The Supplemental Agreement and the National Front 7. The Popular Movement and oil nationalization 8. Khalil Maleki and the Theory of the Popular Movement of Iran 9. Musaddiq's first government (May 1951-July 1952) 10. Musaddiq's second government (August 1952-August 1953) 11. The oil dispute and non-oil economics 12. Religion and rift in the Movement 13. The ways and means of overthrowing Musaddiq 14. Musaddiq' trials 15. The Popular Movement after the coup 16. Failure of the Second National Front 17. Musaddiq and the Third National Front 18. The Movement and the man Notes Index "A biography of Muhammad Musaddiq, who was prime minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953, until he was deposed in a CIA backed coup d'etat and who has long been regarded as one of the great anti-colonial campaingners of the post war era."--Bloomsbury Publishing