This course will provide an understanding of the history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the turn of the 20th century. The course will cover Islam during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime, its expansion and consolidation during the period of Arab hegemony, Turkish migration and resulting T...
Vadim A. Staklo joined George Mason University in 2013 after a career as an editor at Yale University Press. He participated in, and directed such publishing programs and the Annals of Communism, Stalin Digital Archive, the Yale-Hoover Series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War, and Yale Reference...
Studying history at George Mason will provide you with a broad perspective on the contemporary world and the events that have shaped it. As a history major, you will hone your skills in collecting, interpreting, and communicating information. Our department is home to specialists on every region of t...
As an art history major at Mason, you'll investigate works of art to learn about how and why they were made, and about the people who made them. You'll study art as a form of personal expression and a record of its historical moment by understanding not only the artwork's aesthetic qualities, but als...
