Oil, Labor, and the Making of the Iranian Revolution
A71 Louis A. Simpson BuildingJust as sugar defined the 18th century, and cotton and coal the 19th century, oil has been the defining commodity of the 20th century. Its historical, as well as its contemporary role in forging modern capitalism is often reduced to its (geo) political and economic aspects. Working within the emerging field of energy humanities, Peyman […]
Rivers of Blood: Violence & Rural Transformation in Bolivia’s 1952 Revolution
216 Aaron Burr 216 Aaron Burr, PrincetonThis talk explores the 16-month period between Bolivia's April 1952 revolution and the August 1953 agrarian reform decree, a period during which massive campesino mobilizations and the attendant threat of violence reconfigured the possibilities of rural revolution. While the armed phase of the revolution lasted only three days, and produced relatively little violence, the revolution's […]
Crisis in the Red Zone: The Death of an African Doctor
010 East PyneRichard Preston is the bestselling author of ten books, including The Hot Zone, The Wild Trees, and his most recent, Crisis in the Red Zone. His books explore little-known worlds of nature, terror, and human character, and have been published in more than 35 languages. Preston has taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University and the […]
