The Modern Middle East
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Overview
Subject area
HIST
Catalog Number
48400
Course Title
The Modern Middle East
Department(s)
Description
This course will introduce students to the history of the Middle East, including the region from North Africa to Afghanistan, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Central themes include: modernizing attempts by the Ottoman and Qajar Empires in the face of European encroachment; transition from empire to nation-state; the role of religion in politics; Arab nationalism; and the role of tribes and oil in state formation.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3