The Emperor : and Shah of Shahs
Kapuscinski, Ryszard1994
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Contains "The Emperor", a study of Haile Selassie - the absolute ruler of Ethiopia for 44 years and a corrupt man - and "Shah of Shahs", in which the author tries to make sense of the mass of notes, tapes, and photographs he has accumulated during his extended stay in Iran since 1980.
Main title:
The Emperor : and Shah of Shahs / Ryszard Kapuscinski ; translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand.
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Imprint:
London : Picador, 1994.
Collation:
299p.
Notes:
The Emperor, first published in GB, 1983 by Quartet Books, Shah of Shahs first published in GB, 1985 by Quartet.
ISBN:
9780330331852 (pbk)
Dewey class:
963.6955.053
Language:
English
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BRN:
44200