Ammani's Alliance for Progress in Latin America

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Ali Amini was seen as a modernising figure within the regime. The Shah, to some extent, was facing challenges from elsewhere and various fronts. There were also elements such as women's enfranchisement and trials for people in court. And then obviously, as we can maybe speak in terms of his execution, it actually ends up selling the seeds of his demise in certain ways.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the third episode in our four-part series. We pick up in the wake of the US-British 1953 coup against Mossadegh, assess the Shah's repression and attempts to manufacture consent through passive revolution, and then close by laying out the 1979 Islamic Revolution in all of its wild complexity. If you love The Dig, support the podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our newsletter and archives at thedigradio.com