Answer to History

By Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0772012962
• ISBN13: 9780772012968
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Irwin Pub
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

THE SHAH'S VISION FOR IRAN

This book was dictated by the Shah when he was already dying of cancer. It is, therefore, not surprising that it comes across as choppy, uneven and, at times, even confusing. But , once one learns how to set its defects aside, theShah's book provides many keys to his complex mind.Here is a man with a vision for " a great civilisation" in a country that has justly been hailed as the birthplace of some of the world's greatest cultures. Whether one shares that vision or not is a different matter. In 1978-79 sufficient numbers of Iranians, though not a majority,rejected that vision and, instead, opted for an " Islamic" model promoted by the mullahs.The Shah's vision is now past history.There is no way that present-day Iran can become one of the world's five major powers as the Shah had dreamed.The Shah's " Answer to History" is best appreciated if read in conjunction with some of the biographies evoted to him in recent years. I recommend three of them: William Shawcross's " The Shah's Last Ride" which is the best in covering the fallen monarchs last few months of life in exile, Amir Taheri's critical but sympathetic " The Unknown Life of the Shah", and Marvin Zonis's " Majestic Failure" whcih reads like a Western indictment of the late monarch but , unintentionally perhaps, also reveals his gratness.James Malone, Canberra, Australia

Answer to History

As a young Iranian living in the United States, I became involved in anti-shah activities common among the Iranian youthinspired by leftist ideologies in the 1970's. But the hindsight is always 20/20. Reading this book has given me a different perspective of the man and his ideas, his philosophies and his wishes for a nation who supported him whole-heartedly after second World War and who turned against him in 1979. Now I understand that his aspirations for modernization and curbing the yokes of religious fanaticism levelled against our people by the Mullahs during the past several centuries were the right cure for the ills of our society. I regret my contributions to the creation of the current turmoil in my beloved homeland, by my actions against a man and a government that loved his country and could not be called anything but a patriot.

I Love the Shah!

This book changed my perception of the Shah, who was demonized in the "Western" world. I understood what it was he was trying to do for his country has admire him for those efforts. I used to believe that the Shah was evil but that view has changed. I wish the best to the Iranian nation. One of my best reads ever!

Best of Best

I read this book several times. It's one of the most valuable and precious sources for all of the Iranians to know shah and his thoughts in his own word. I recommend this book for anyone who's trying to find the truth about the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

Excellent and thorough account of the revolution.

A good first book for those trying to learn more about the revolution and the Shah's policies. I highly recommend this book!