Reflections on the Origins of the Iranian Revolution of 1979

Talk by Professor Michael Axworthy at Stanford University on February 15, 2018. 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).