Podcast HackThe Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatollah KhomeiniBy Empire: World History, William Dalrymple, Anita Anand, Ali Ansari
In a Nutshell
In this February 2024 episode of Empire: World History, hosts William Dalrymple and Anita Anand speak to historian Ali Ansari to explore the complex sociopolitical forces that fueled the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power.
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The bourgeois does not know his neighbour. The slum dweller is intensely conscious of his.
British diplomat based in Tehran
Introduction
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 remains one of the 20th century's most dramatic political upheavals, transforming not just Iran but reshaping global politics for decades to come.
In this February 2024 episode of Empire: World History, hosts William Dalrymple and Anita Anand sit down with Ali Ansari, Professor of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews and author of numerous works on Iran's political evolution.
Together, they unpack the intricate web of modernization, repression, and religious mobilization that created the perfect conditions for revolution in Iran, and how this led to the rise of the country's long-term leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
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