444 day hostage crisis
In his book, Taken Hostage, David Farber tells about the scenarios that led up to the hostage crisis at the United States Embassy in Tehran which Islamic forces took sixty-six Americans captive as well as him explaining in great detail what took place before, during and after the crisis. David Farber is a Professor of History at Temple University, specializing in twentieth century history. Farber also describes the later stages of the 1970s when a vast amount of Iranian students were turning to the Islamic belief of the Ayatollah and turning away from Shah who was hated by many. Neither the Shah the American supporters saw how powerful Islamic forces were and realized the threat they posed until it was to late. Farber clearly states how president carter wasn't prepared for the nature and power of the threat and was not prepared to act on it when the time came. The 1970s were a time of energy and gasoline shortages as well as a large number of lost jobs.
In the decade of the …show more content…
The accuracy and details he provides to the reader are spot on and easy to understand without jumping around in history and confusing his audience. The hostage crisis from 1979-1981 was a historical turning point in the United States and middle-east relationship. Farber stated "Americans felt the hostage crisis was about more than just a crisis with a few dozen of their own men, they saw it as a symbol, a easily understood example of the nations inability to control its own fate, maintain its dignity and pursue its independent course in the world." (p.125) He uses that statement to describe and in script it into the readers mind that the crisis changed the thinking of the American people and how they view radical Islam
In his book, Taken Hostage, David Farber tells about the scenarios that led up to the hostage crisis at the United States Embassy in Tehran which Islamic forces took sixty-six Americans captive as well as him explaining in great detail what took place before, during and after the crisis. David Farber is a Professor of History at Temple University, specializing in twentieth century history. Farber also describes the later stages of the 1970s when a vast amount of Iranian students were turning to the Islamic belief of the Ayatollah and turning away from Shah who was hated by many. Neither the Shah the American supporters saw how powerful Islamic forces were and realized the threat they posed until it was to late. Farber clearly states how president carter wasn't prepared for the nature and power of the threat and was not prepared to act on it when the time came. The 1970s were a time of energy and gasoline shortages as well as a large number of lost jobs.
In the decade of the …show more content…
The accuracy and details he provides to the reader are spot on and easy to understand without jumping around in history and confusing his audience. The hostage crisis from 1979-1981 was a historical turning point in the United States and middle-east relationship. Farber stated "Americans felt the hostage crisis was about more than just a crisis with a few dozen of their own men, they saw it as a symbol, a easily understood example of the nations inability to control its own fate, maintain its dignity and pursue its independent course in the world." (p.125) He uses that statement to describe and in script it into the readers mind that the crisis changed the thinking of the American people and how they view radical Islam