The Last Shah
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The Last Shah
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Author : Ray Takeyh
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-26
The Last Shah written by Ray Takeyh and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-26 with History categories.
The surprising story of Iran's transformation from America's ally in the Middle East into one of its staunchest adversaries "An original interpretation that puts Iranian actors where they belong: at center stage."--Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal "For the clearest view of Iran for the last 100 years, this book is it."--Marvin Zonis, author of Majestic Failure: The Fall of the Shah Offering a new view of one of America's most important, infamously strained, and widely misunderstood relationships of the postwar era, this book tells the history of America and Iran from the time the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was placed on the throne in 1941 to the 1979 revolution that brought the present Islamist government to power. This revolution was not, as many believe, the popular overthrow of a powerful and ruthless puppet of the United States; rather, it followed decades of corrosion of Iran's political establishment by an autocratic ruler who demanded fealty but lacked the personal strength to make hard decisions and, ultimately, lost the support of every sector of Iranian society. Esteemed Middle East scholar Ray Takeyh provides new interpretations of many key events--including the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini--significantly revising our understanding of America and Iran's complex and difficult history.
The Life And Times Of The Shah
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Author : Gholam Reza Afkhami
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-01-12
The Life And Times Of The Shah written by Gholam Reza Afkhami and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-12 with History categories.
This epic biography, a gripping insider's account, is a long-overdue chronicle of the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. Gholam Reza Afkhami uses his unparalleled access to a large number of individuals—including high-ranking figures in the shah's regime, members of his family, and members of the opposition—to depict the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. The first major biography of the Shah in twenty-five years, this richly detailed account provides a radically new perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. It also sheds new light on what now drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas.
The Shah S Last Ride
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Author : William Shawcross
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1989-10-15
The Shah S Last Ride written by William Shawcross and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-10-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From Simon & Schuster, The Shah's Last Ride is William Shawcross' unforgettable work of exile and American foreign policy. The acclaimed author of Sideshow, The Shah's Last Ride captures the behind-the-scenes drama of the Shah of Iran's strange journey into exile—and its crucial impact on American foreign policy and the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Author : Yves Bomati
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi written by Yves Bomati and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Iran categories.
"Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi's personal and political biography of the last monarch is insightful and fascinating. Nahavandi, who served in the imperial court provides insights to the Shah's intimate life and the events which led to the 1979 revolution"--
The Fall Of Heaven
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Author : Andrew Scott Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2016-08-02
The Fall Of Heaven written by Andrew Scott Cooper and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-02 with History categories.
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.
The Shah
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Author : Abbas Milani
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2011-01-04
The Shah written by Abbas Milani and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, the life of Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, continues to resonate today. Here, internationally respected author Abbas Milani gives us the definitive biography, more than ten years in the making, of the monarch who shaped Iran's modern age and with it the contemporary politics of the Middle East. The Shah's was a life filled with contradiction—as a social reformer he built schools, increased equality for women, and greatly reduced the power of the Shia clergy. He made Iran a global power, courting Western leaders from Churchill to Carter, and nationalized his country's many natural resources. But he was deeply conflicted and insecure in his powerful role. Intolerant of political dissent, he was eventually overthrown by the very people whose loyalty he so desperately sought. This comprehensive and gripping account shows us how Iran went from politically moderate monarchy to totalitarian Islamic republic. Milani reveals the complex and sweeping road that would bring the U.S. and Iran to where they are today.
Devotion
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Author : Jerry Green
language : en
Publisher: Pulp Hero Press
Release Date : 2019-08
Devotion written by Jerry Green and has been published by Pulp Hero Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08 with categories.
A Man of Devotion As the Minister of Culture and Fine Arts for the last Shah of Iran, Mehrdad Pahlbod's life was entangled with royalty, celebrity, and finally revolution. His story spans the rise and fall of a dynasty--yet it's also a story of love and loyalty during a pivotal moment in Iranian history. "Please don't come back to Iran," the Shah told Mehrdad, "the political climate has become too dangerous." Mehrdad Pahlbod, a man who revered, honored, and served his Shah and country, realized he could never return to the land he loved. At the age of nineteen Mehrdad met a young lady who would change his life forever--Princess Shams Pahlavi, the older sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the future Shah of Iran. Eight years later they wed. Mehrdad was later appointed by the Shah to oversee the Department of Fine Arts, an organization he would expand into the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. With the Shah's blessing and leadership, Mehrdad helped focus an international spotlight on his beloved country. Although Mehrdad was born into an average, middle-income family, he rose to one of the most esteemed positions in the country which landed him in the courts of royalty, presidents, and emperors. The diverse ministry also allowed him to meet and mingle with Hollywood's greatest celebrities. His life was filled with excitement, intrigue, and blessing, yet through it all he remained devoted to his wife, his family, his King, and his country.
Shah Of Shahs
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Author : Ryszard Kapuscinski
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-08-06
Shah Of Shahs written by Ryszard Kapuscinski and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-06 with History categories.
In Shah of Shahs Kapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into "a second America in a generation," only to be toppled virtually overnight. From his vantage point at the break-up of the old regime, Kapuscinski gives us a compelling history of conspiracy, repression, fanatacism, and revolution.Translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand.
The Shah S Last Ride
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Author : William Shawcross
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1989
The Shah S Last Ride written by William Shawcross and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Age Of Aryamehr
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Author : Roham Alvandi
language : en
Publisher: Gingko Library
Release Date : 2018-07-15
The Age Of Aryamehr written by Roham Alvandi and has been published by Gingko Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with History categories.
The reign of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–79), marked the high point of Iran’s global interconnectedness. Never before had Iranians felt the impact of global political, social, economic, and cultural forces so intimately in their national and daily lives, nor had Iranian actors played such an important global role – on battlefields, barricades, and in board rooms far beyond Iran’s borders. Iranian intellectuals, technocrats, politicians, workers, artists, and students alike were influenced by the global ideas, movements, markets, and conflicts that they also helped to shape. From the launch of the Shah’s White Revolution in 1963 to his overthrow in the popular revolution of 1978–79, Iran saw the longest period of sustained economic growth that the country had ever experienced. An entire generation took its cue from the shift from oil consumption to oil production to dream of, and aspire to, a modernized Iran, and the history of Iran in this period has tended to be presented as a prologue to the revolution. Those histories usually locate the political, social, and cultural origins of the revolution firmly within a national context, into which global actors intruded as Iranian actors retreated. While engaging with that national narrative, this volume is concerned with Iran’s place in the global history of the 1960s and ’70s. It examines and highlights the transnational threads that connected Pahlavi Iran to the world, from global traffic in modern art and narcotics to the embrace of American social science by Iranian technocrats and the encounter of European intellectuals with the Iranian Revolution. In doing so, this book seeks to fully incorporate Pahlavi Iran into the global history of the 1960s and ’70s, when Iran mattered far beyond its borders.