HIST 212 / AMES 390: Modern Iran since 1800 (Spring 2023)

Material relating to press releases covering the Iranian Revolution. Also includes new laws enacted by the new Iranian government that would concern contracts, business dealings, and the overall environment during the Iranian Revolution. The press releases include reporting from multiple news outlets, limited Iranian press coverage and translated law documents.

Newspapers from Tehran, Iran on the beginning of the revolution.
February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28 , 1979 and March 3, 4, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 1979 editions of the Tehran Journal, May 9 and 12, 1979 editions of the Tehran Times and January 31, 1979 , February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, 19 , 1979 and March 3, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 1979 editions of the Kayhan-International Edition.

Scope and Contents Series 1 contains research information for the Eagle and the Lion, Series 2 contains Book and Article Reviews for works by James Bill (other than Eagle and the Lion), Series 3 contains information on the Iran Contra Affair, Series 4 contains the Collection of Interview Transcripts and Notes, letters and miscellaneous materials (concerning George Ball and Henry Kissinger), Series 5 contains mostly journals, newsletters and brochures concerning Iran and the Middle East, written by James Bill

Two flyers from a student protest at the February 6, 2020 Charter Day Event, "Crucibles of Leadership - A Public Talk with Chancellor Robert M. Gates." They read: "Robert Gates is a War Criminal, Robert Gates is Complicit in the Iran-Contra Affair" with a picture of Gates in a mug shot style; and "Robert Gates Has Blood on His Hands" with a list of three "War Crime Charges: Prosecuting a war of agression, bombing civilian populations, directed illegal kidnapping and torture."