01:20 PM to 04:20 PM MWF
Online
Section Information for Summer 2022
This course examines the Modern Middle East in the twentieth century by focusing on Iran, Turkey, Egypt, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Arab Spring. Major themes include colonialism, modernity, popular culture, religion, ideological currents, social mobility, and political economy. The course will explore such widely-debated questions as political Islam, sectarianism, nationalism, development, identity, and gender issues. Course materials include a textbook for background reading, short primary documents for in-depth analysis, and films for discussion.
HIST 585 A01 is a distance education section.
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Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
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