Course Description

HI 291 IRAN'S AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, 1786-PRESENT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Iran since the emergence of the Qajar Dynasty in the late eighteenth century to the present. It focuses heavily on contested definitions of the nation and its identity, which have contributed to a series of revolutions and mass protest movements since the 1890s. Other key themes include Iran's relationship with European powers and the United States, religion and the state, ethnic and linguistic minority communities, gender in Pahlavi Iran and the Islamic Republic, nomadic populations, and arts and culture in modern Iran. Prerequisite: Take one of the following: HI-100 HI-102 HI-110 HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department