The Temptation of Power

Probes the reasons for widespread discontent among Iran's population during the rule of the Shah. Focuses on elements of change, such as the emphasis on military power, destruction of peasant villages, land reform, the disintegration of the nomads as a social group, and realignment of the financial centers. Interviews the prime minister and a religious leader to point up official attitudes. Alleges that only a few members of Iran's society may have profited greatly from the "White Revolution.", Probes the reasons for widespread discontent among Iran's population during the rule of the Shah. Focuses on elements of change, such as the emphasis on military power, destruction of peasant villages, land reform, the disintegration of the nomads as a social group, and realignment of the financial centers. Interviews the prime minister and a religious leader to point up official attitudes. Alleges that only a few members of Iran's society may have profited greatly from the "White Revolution."