Professor Cole, I was a student at U of M majoring in history in the mid 80's. Your Modern Iran and The Gulf States lecture is one of the most informative and memorable classes of my time there. Just as this essay, the subject was topical and in it's way comforting in helping to explain the lead up to the events that took place in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. I had a couple friends who were also in the class and we joking but respectively referred to your style as "just the facts ma'am" Jack webb like and in reading the essay above I see it holds true. I appreciated your work then and still do today. Thank you for your informed and reasoned perspective.
Bob Griffin.
Professor Cole, I was a student at U of M majoring in history in the mid 80's. Your Modern Iran and The Gulf States lecture is one of the most informative and memorable classes of my time there. Just as this essay, the subject was topical and in it's way comforting in helping to explain the lead up to the events that took place in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. I had a couple friends who were also in the class and we joking but respectively referred to your style as "just the facts ma'am" Jack webb like and in reading the essay above I see it holds true. I appreciated your work then and still do today. Thank you for your informed and reasoned perspective.
Bob Griffin.