The Pride & the Fall: Iran 1974–1979 by Anthony Parsons (1984)
The Pride & the Fall: Iran 1974–1979 by Anthony Parsons (1984)
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An ambassador witnesses the Shah's final years
Vintage Fair Condition – Ex-library copy with spine and barcode labels, library stamps and writing, spotting, and spotted page edges. Good reading condition.
Anthony Parsons, Britain's ambassador to Iran from 1974 to 1979, recounts the final years of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi's rule and the revolution that ended it. Drawing on close diplomatic observation, he describes a country transformed by rapid modernisation, political repression, economic strain and growing religious opposition. The narrative follows the confidence of the imperial court as it gives way to uncertainty and collapse. Both memoir and political history, the book offers an insider's perspective on the forces that reshaped Iran and altered international relations.
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