{"product_id":"shahs-last-ride","title":"The Shah's Last Ride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In the autumn of 1987 the Shah of Iran left his native country, ostensibly to take an extended holiday. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome months earlier, rioting had broken out amongst the Shah's subjects, fermented by supporters of the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini. The Shah was in fact never to return to Iran; for the rest of his life he was ignominiously shunted from country to country in search of a permanent refuge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author, a contemporary journalist, traces the story of the Shah's last years in exile - expelled by the King of Morocco, refused entry to the USA by President Carter, forced to live in a beach hut in the Bahamas - placing these events in contrast to the Shah's former opulent and decadent lifestyle in Iran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shawcross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46686521753769,"sku":"9780701132545","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/IMG_0081_49_82edf525-6936-499a-a8f6-536b2c01293f.jpg?v=1766025204","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/shahs-last-ride","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}