The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran / Andrew Scott Cooper.
The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran / Andrew Scott Cooper.
The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran / Andrew Scott Cooper.
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Publisher
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
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G 2016/1742
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 587 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. 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 M...
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Publisher
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"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...
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The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran / Andrew Scott Cooper.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [561]-565) and index.
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G 2016/1742
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74VKVP0Mzlbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP0Mzlbl
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ISBN
9780805098976 (hardback)
DDC
955.053092 B
MMS ID
991023996118102626
