The Dig: Iran, 1953-1979. From the Shah to Islamic Revolution
Jacobin Radio
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The Shah's State Repressive Apparatus Project
The 1953 US British joint coup against Muhammad Mosidek reinstalled the Shah Muhammad Reza Palavi. How did the Shah move to consolidate power in the coup's wake? And specifically, how did he go about increasing the size, power and also reach of the military and domestic policing forces. In what ways did his State Repressive Apparatus Building Project relate to or build off the one undertaken by his deposed father?
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