P&H 2110 - Modern Middle East: A Historical Survey

Institution:

Curry College

Subject:

Description:

This course will introduce students to the history of the modern Middle East from the Ottoman Empire, Iran and India of the 16th and 17th centuries until today. The course will discuss the following: Islam as the cultural foundation of the area, the impact of the west on the reformist movements as an answer to European challenge, the age of colonialism, the rise of modern nationalism, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, oil, Islamic revolution and the Gulf Wars, Iraq, and the USA.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Corequisites:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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