Reflections on the Origins of the Iranian Revolution of 1979
Date
Thu February 15th 2018, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Event Sponsor
Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies
Location
Geology Corner, Building 320, Room 105
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Speaker(s):
Michael Axworthy
Michael Axworthy is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and the co-director of the Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies at the University of Exeter. He discusses different explanations for, and interpretations of, the 1979 revolution, with a particular look at the significance of religion. His most recent book is Iran: What Everyone Needs to Know (2017).
*Image taken from cover of book Revolutionary Iran by Professor Axworthy
Contact Email
iranianstudies [at] stanford.edu
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