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Fall of the Peacock Throne : the story of Iran /

Discusses the history, geography, politics, religion, culture, and people of Iran and analyzes the fall of the Shah and the rise of the Ayatollah.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forbis, William H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper & Row, c1980.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Cass Canfield book
Subjects:
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, > Shah of Iran, > 1919-1980.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, > Shah of Iran, > 1919-1980.
Iran.
Pahlavi-Dynastie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part One: A Persian story
  • His destined hour
  • Cyrus, Darius, and glory
  • "Defeat makes us invincible"
  • The Pahlavi dynasty
  • First Persian singular
  • Part Two: The Iranians
  • "Drown him, even if I drown too"
  • The veiled society
  • The case of the hidden Imam
  • The Iranian way of life
  • The great (illiterate) civilization
  • On literature, lutes, and the chin of a kitten
  • Part Three: Petroleum power
  • King oil
  • Industrialization
  • Farming the desert
  • Fire the gun, but not loudly
  • The Iranian revolution.

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