The Fall of Heaven : The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran

from briandrewz

Exceptional work on the last days of the Pahlavis. This book was written with the cooperation of many members of the Imperial family, including Empress Farah. The result is a wonderful look at the seemingly charmed existence of a couple and their eventual fall and exile from Iran. It's pretty eve...

from BradKautz

The Fall of Heaven tells the story of the fall of the Shah of Iran. Andrew Scott Cooper has written a compelling narrative of the life and reign of the Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, showing how the various parts of his life and times fell into a declining arc, with 2,500 years of Persian monarchy c...

from ridgeclub

This book is a detailed account of the Shah's reign and ultimate ouster in Iran and fills a gap in understanding that period. It portrays the Shah as a leader committed to improving the well-being of his countrymen but unable to do some of the distasteful things politicians must do to maintain th...

from gofergrl84

The Fall of Heaven is a well-researched and in-depth study of Iran in the years leading up to the Iranian Revolution of 1979. While the focus is on the Pahlavi family and the last Shah of Iran, the author also explores the many complicated political machinations, history, and cultural perspective...

from sherman1951

The emperor Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi left Iran for the last time on January 16, 1979. He had approved billions of dollars to transfer Iran to a modern society. Money was spent on infrastructure, new schools and universities. Women were allowed to be educated and he was largely successful in bui...