HIST 560 - Modern History of the Middle East

Institution:

Pepperdine University

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Description:

A survey lecture and discussion course on the modern history of the Middle East. It explores the causes underlying the rise of sovereign nation-states as well as the conflicts that have attended modern social, technological, and political change. Topics include the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of modern Turkey, the Arab experience of colonial domination, the petroleum factor, the dilemmas of Islamic women, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the development of Islamic fundamentalist and Arab nationalist movements. This course will also pay special attention to the role of the United States in the region, especially in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pepperdine.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 506-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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