PS 382 - Contemporary Middle East

Institution:

Western Connecticut State University

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Description:

Analysis of the goverments and politics of the Middle East and North Africa since the Second World War. Topics include the Arab League, the Arab-Palestinian/Israeli conflict, regional alliances, the major powers rivalries, the emergence of OPEC and power of "petro-dollars," economic development, and the various political system and their reaction to social change and women's movements. Consideration will be given to the legislative, executive and judicial machinery of politics and the elements that affect teh actual translation of goals and policy into action in a Middle Eastern case-study. Alternate academic years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wcsu.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 837-8200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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