HIS 256 - Introduction to the Modern Middle East

Institution:

Albright College

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Description:

This course seeks to outline the major transformations of the Middle East over the past two centuries, giving due weight to both internal changes and the influence of the global power structure. Although the main emphasis is on such traditional concerns as high politics and economics, changes in the cultural and social lives of Middle Eastern peoples are also addressed. In particular, the course examines how the large-scale developments in the region- those at the state or empire level - affected ordinary people of both sexes and all ethnicities and religious affiliations, through reading and discussing the life stories of a number of individuals from all walks of life. Students will use primary-source materials to gain an appreciation of how historians do their work and to reach their own interpretations of Middle Eastern history.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.albright.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 921-2381

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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