A Brief History of the Iranian Revolution (Patreon)

A Brief History of the Iranian Revolution

This week, we tell the real history of the Iranian Revolution. A story that begins in the 19th-century Great Game and continues to today. This video was a Patreon stretch goal! Thank the Patrons for making this video possible. Better yet, become one yourself and get videos early! https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory/ SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip: http://paypal.me/StepBackHistory Check out a collection of books that are either Tristan's favourites or used to research Step Back videos at: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer20170928253 Step Back is a history channel releasing videos weekly that endeavours to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. I have a curious cat account for anonymous questions for me: https://curiouscat.me/TristanPEJ YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Let's Do Some Theory: Why Net Neutrality Is like Ice https://youtu.be/6nzWxXujyBs Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs What is a Paladin? https://youtu.be/j_vkLO-8e0k Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/stepbackhistory/shared_invite/enQtMzA5NDkyNDA1MzE4LWRlNjAzNDVhY2Q5ZTY2YWM2MTIzZGUyNzdmNDRjNDQ4MDI4ZTE2MjY4N2QzNTAxMWM0M2M0OTJiYTliOTAwYWU Special Thanks to Kelly Barnes, and Benny Tan Music by 12Tone. Check out their channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com References Harney, Desmond (1998). The priest and the king: an eyewitness account of the Iranian revolution. I.B. Tauris. Harris, David (2004). The Crisis: the President, the Prophet, and the Shah – 1979 and the Coming of Militant Islam. Little, Brown. Hoveyda, Fereydoun (2003). The Shah and the Ayatollah: Iranian mythology and Islamic revolution. Praeger. Keddie, Nikki (2003). Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution. Yale University Press. Kepel, Gilles (2002). Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam. Harvard University Press. Moin, Baqer (2000). Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah. Thomas Dunne Books. Ruthven, Malise (2000). Islam in the World. Oxford University Press. Wright, Robin (2000). The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil And Transformation In Iran. Alfred A. Knopf: Distributed by Random House. Zanganeh, Lila Azam, ed. (2006). My Sister, Guard Your Veil, My Brother, Guard Your Eyes : Uncensored Iranian Voices. Beacon Press. Photo Credits: U.S. Department of State TownDown The New York Times Hansueli Krapf Sodacan Parmida Rahimi Andrew Bowden PeterFranz Mike Mozart Paul Lowry Al Jazeera Clay Bennett David Shankbone 60 minutes Fulvio Spada The Quietus Armin Karami Khamenei.ir Mohammad13701 GTVM92