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The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran, Andrew Scott Cooper
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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 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 child hood 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. "--
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 587 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- People
- Events of the 1978-1979 revolution
- Looking for rain. Back to Cairo ; The Shah ; Crown and kingdom ; The Old Lion ; Farah Diba ; The Ayatollah ; "Javid shah!" ; Royals and rebels ; The camp of gold cloth ; The Pahlavi progress ; Emperor of oil ; The turning ; Thirsty for martyrdom ; Last days of Pompeii
- Farewell the Shah. Lights over Niavaran ; The caravan passes ; Five days in May ; Into the storm ; Ramadan rising ; The Great Terror ; Black Friday ; State of siege ; Tehran burning ; Sullivan's folly ; Swept away ; Flight of the eagle
- Isbn
- 9780805098976
- Label
- The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran
- Title
- The fall of heaven
- Title remainder
- the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Scott Cooper
- Subject
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- History
- Iran -- History -- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979
- Iran -- History -- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979
- 1941-1979
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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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 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 child hood 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. "--
- "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"--
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- Cooper, Andrew Scott,
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
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- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Farah
- Iran
- Farah
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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- The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran, Andrew Scott Cooper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-565) and index
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- Contents
- People -- Events of the 1978-1979 revolution -- Looking for rain. Back to Cairo ; The Shah ; Crown and kingdom ; The Old Lion ; Farah Diba ; The Ayatollah ; "Javid shah!" ; Royals and rebels ; The camp of gold cloth ; The Pahlavi progress ; Emperor of oil ; The turning ; Thirsty for martyrdom ; Last days of Pompeii -- Farewell the Shah. Lights over Niavaran ; The caravan passes ; Five days in May ; Into the storm ; Ramadan rising ; The Great Terror ; Black Friday ; State of siege ; Tehran burning ; Sullivan's folly ; Swept away ; Flight of the eagle
- Control code
- 922169321
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 587 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805098976
- Lccn
- 2015046095
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)922169321
- Label
- The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran, Andrew Scott Cooper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-565) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- People -- Events of the 1978-1979 revolution -- Looking for rain. Back to Cairo ; The Shah ; Crown and kingdom ; The Old Lion ; Farah Diba ; The Ayatollah ; "Javid shah!" ; Royals and rebels ; The camp of gold cloth ; The Pahlavi progress ; Emperor of oil ; The turning ; Thirsty for martyrdom ; Last days of Pompeii -- Farewell the Shah. Lights over Niavaran ; The caravan passes ; Five days in May ; Into the storm ; Ramadan rising ; The Great Terror ; Black Friday ; State of siege ; Tehran burning ; Sullivan's folly ; Swept away ; Flight of the eagle
- Control code
- 922169321
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 587 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805098976
- Lccn
- 2015046095
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)922169321
Subject
- History
- Iran -- History -- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979
- Iran -- History -- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979
- 1941-1979
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
- Farah, Empress, consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1938-
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