HST U396 - The Middle East and Modernity

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Examines Middle Eastern history since the sixteenth century in the light of the current literature on the meanings and trajectories of modernity. Analyzes the processes of transformation in different spheres of social organization (state, family, and so on), the economic modernization paradigm, and cultural expressions of modernity through literature and architecture, as well as the Islamic discourse on modernity, and the ongoing debate on the relationship between "tradition" and "modernity.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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