The Islamic Revolution of 1979, which toppled Iran's Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was one of the most significant political ...

In a new book, the journalist Scott Anderson argues that America’s failure to predict and understand the 1979 revolution has ...

The shah of Iran was thought to be an unshakable monarch. How did America’s intelligence community get it so wrong?

One of the often-universal themes in this wonderful book is how autocracies that outstay their welcome are often replaced by ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.