CONTACT
Iago Gocheleishvili, PhD
E-mail: ig44@cornell.edu
History of Iran NES/HIST 3658 I. Gocheleishvili
The course examines the most significant and defining stages of Iran’s historic development
concentrating on events and individuals that shaped its past and present. Drawing from various
sources we will view the events from a variety of perspectives and, among other questions, will also
touch on much debated issues such as the meaning of “real Iranian” identity, and relation of pre-
Islamic Iranian practices and Islamic traditions in shaping of Iranian nation-state. The course will
explore major developments in Iran’s history from the time of the first empires to the present.
Contact Department of Near Eastern Studies
409 White Hall
Phone: (607)-255-6275
E-mail:neareastern@cornell.edu