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Modern Iranian history from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the post- revolutionary years. Shi'i Islam, the rise of nationalism, the quest for modernization, democracy and authoritarianism, and imperialism and politics of oil.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
AFARY J
Janet Afary
3.8
14 reviews
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Winter 2025 . Afary J
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RG ST 81 Afary J Winter 2025 Total: 22
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3.8
RGST81 . Afary J 4 Years Ago

Professor Afary is a very good pressor and I really like her. It is however a bit difficult to understand with no background context. It would be better if you have a family member who was born in Iran and was there during the time of the revolution and likes history. It is definitely not easy but doable.

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RGST81 . Afary J 6 Years Ago

Definitely dont be afraid of taking her. She is pretty cool but I feel like we got lucky because we had easy TAs. The class is really straightforward. If you go to lectures and take good notes, you're guaranteed an A. The names can be hard so if you're good at making flashcards for the test then you'll definitely pass. Tests were not cumulative

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RGST81 . Afary J 6 Years Ago

Professor Afary knows her stuff. If you go to lecture and pay attention for even half of it, you wouldn't need to read a page of the textbook (there's an online pdf btw). She made the paper optional. There are weekly quizzes in section based on the supplementary reading, which you WILL need to do. TAs were nice and made study guides for exams.

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RGST81 . Afary J 13 Years Ago

Quite a challenging class if you have no background information in the subject. The names were a bit difficult to memorize, but the topics themselves were clear.

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RGST6 . Afary J 2 Months Ago

Love her! Took RGST 29 with afary and she brought snacks. She also had a really cute Halloween and rainy day outfit. Two handwritten midterms and a final but they were hella easy and self explanatory questions so I never did the readings and aced them. Read off her slides a bit but she clearly knew her stuff. Would take another class with afary

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RGST6 . Afary J 2 Months Ago

I took RG ST 29, it was a really great class. I was interested in the material before so taking the class was very interesting, I loved the material. The exams were not stressful and homework was basically just readings that she went over anyways in class(slides). Overall a light and easy going class! I loved it and would definitely take it again!

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