The Strangling of Persia

The general take

Robert Evans describes The Strangling of Persia as a historical account documenting European imperial exploitation of Iran, with Schuster laying out how Western powers systematically undermined the country's governance. Evans presents it as a straightforward historical record rather than offering his own editorial judgment on the work's quality or credibility.

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  Robert Evans💬 Mentioned

  …describing W. Morgan Schuster's firsthand account of imperial exploitation in Persia

  “On Christmas Day, 1911, Schuster is forced to leave Persia. He goes back to the United States and he writes a book called The Strangling of Persia, which is all about how European powers are robbing the country blind and murdering any chance of it having a functional government.”

  Behind the Bastards — Part One: The First Shah of Iranat 58:45

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