International Relations 224 - The United States and Iran
Fall
2015
01
4.00
Sohail Hashmi
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
93303
Art 220
shashmi@mtholyoke.edu
Explores America's relationship with Iran from the end of World War II to the present. Examines America's close ties to the Shah and the political, social, and economic causes of the Iranian revolution, with emphasis on the role of Shi'ite Islam. Concludes with analysis of politics and society in the Islamic Republic under Khomeini and his successors.
Prereq: Politics 116.