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THE FALL OF HEAVEN The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran ~Paperback~
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781250304858
- Book Title
- Fall of Heaven : the Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Picador
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Political, Middle East / Iran
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 624 Pages
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An immersive, gripping account of the rise and fall of Iran's glamorous Pahlavi dynasty, written with the cooperation of the late Shah's widow, Empress Farah, Iranian revolutionaries and US officials from the Carter administration. In this remarkably human portrait of one of the twentieth century's most complicated personalities, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Andrew Scott Cooper traces the Shah's life from childhood through his ascension to the throne in 1941. He draws the turbulence of the post-war era during which the Shah survived assassination attempts and coup plots to build a modern, pro-Western state and launch Iran onto the world stage as one of the world's top five powers. Readers get the story of the Shah's political career alongside the story of his courtship and marriage to Farah Diba, who became a power in her own right, the beloved family they created, and an exclusive look at life inside the palace during the Iranian Revolution. Cooper's investigative account ultimately delivers the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty through the eyes of those who were there: leading Iranian revolutionaries; President Jimmy Carter and White House officials; US Ambassador William Sullivan and his staff in the American embassy in Tehran; American families caught up in the drama; even Empress Farah herself, and the rest of the Iranian Imperial family. Intimate and sweeping at once, The Fall of Heaven recreates in stunning detail the dramatic and final days of one of the world's most legendary ruling families, the unseating of which helped set the stage for the current state of the Middle East.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250304857
ISBN-13
9781250304858
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242482192
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fall of Heaven : the Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Political, Middle East / Iran
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds318.C655 2018
Reviews
"Riveting . . . Based on various documentary sources as well as impressive access to royalists, revolutionaries, Queen Farah Pahlavi, and various U.S. officials, this thorough work is immensely detailed yet readable and continuously engaging." -- Publishers Weekly "[Cooper] delves intimately into the life of the leader who believed firmly in the separation of church and state and who seemed stern and humorless to the public yet was a devoted father of five children and had no patience for the imams dragging their feet on reforms. . . A thorough new appraisal of an enigmatic ruler who died believing his people still loved him." --Kirkus (starred review) "Cooper provides an expert and more nuanced view of the Shah, his regime, and its collapse....This is a fine revisionist study of major world events that continue to influence the fate of the Middle East." -- Booklist "Here is all the power and glamour--but also the dark side and ultimately the tragedy--of the last Shah of Iran. A moving and thoroughly researched account." --Robert Lacey, author of The Kingdom and Inside the Kingdom " The Fall of Heaven is a vivid and penetrating portrait of the last chapters of imperial Iran and the ruler whose attempt to thrust his country into modernity ended with upheaval and exile. This book provides valuable insight into the background of a revolution that is still shaking international politics today." --Paul R. Pillar, twenty-eight-year veteran of the CIA and senior fellow at Georgetown University and the Brookings Institution
Table of Content
CONTENTS People Events of the 1978-1979 Revolution PART ONE: LOOKING FOR RAIN Introduction: Back to Cairo 1. The Shah 2. Crown and Kingdom 3. The Old Lion 4. Farah Diba 5. The Ayatollah 6. "Javid Shah!" 7. Royals and Rebels 8. The Camp of Gold Cloth 9. The Pahlavi Progress 10. Emperor of Oil 11. The Turning 12. Thirsty for Martyrdom 13. Last Days of Pompeii PART TWO: FAREWELL THE SHAH 14. Lights over Niavaran 15. The Caravan Passes 16. Five Days in May 17. Into the Storm 18. Ramadan Rising 19. The Great Terror 20. Black Friday 21. State of Siege 22. Tehran Is Burning 23. Sullivan's Folly 24. Swept Away 25. Flight of the Eagle Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
955.05/3092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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