7AAJM216 Hostage to Khomeini: The US and the Iranian Revolution
Credits: 20
Module tutor: Dr Michael Kerr
Semester: Michaelmas
The course begins with a broad survey of US-Iranian relations since the beginning of the Cold War and since Jimmy Carter became US president. It then looks at Western policy towards Iran prior to, during and after the 1970 revolution, the Iranian hostage crisis and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The course then looks at the export of the revolution and the rise of the Shi’a Crescent in the Middle East. Finally, the course accesses the current conflict between the US and Iran in the context of power politics in the Middle East.
Assessment
Essay deadlines
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20 credit module
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single essay submission
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taught in Semester 1