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Iran: 1906-1941 w/ Eskandar Sadeghi & Golnar Nikpour

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The Strangling of Persia

The Majlis had limited real authority and power at its disposal. It was a sort of serial problem that having little authority beyond Tehran, a bit of it to collect taxes. And ultimately, Schuster has sent packing and he wrote this very famous book called The Strangling of Persia. But anyway, I mean, he's kicked out and then again, this disillusionment sets in when someone like Raza Khan emerges.

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