Fall of the Peacock Throne : the story of Iran / William H. Forbis.
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| Subjects |
Iran.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980. |
| Series |
Cass Canfield book.
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| Description |
viii, 305 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
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| Copyright Date |
[1980]
©1980 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index.
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| Summary |
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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| 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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| Genre |
Pahlavi-Dynastie.
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| Geographic Area |
Iran
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| Network Numbers |
(OCoLC)4056887
(OCoLC)ocm04056887 |
| WorldCat | Search OCLC WorldCat |
| WorldCat Identities | Forbis, William H.
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