300-400 LEVEL COURSES 369 - Politics of the Middle East

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University of Massachusetts-Boston

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The attacks of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001 and the war on Iraq in 2003 have made the Middle East one of the most regularly covered- and hotly debated-regions. This course asks why the region is important and why it appears unstable and resistant to international and domestic pressures calling for economic development and democratization. It seeks to provide answers to these questions by discussing the creation, and then transformation, of the modern states in the region. It also examines the role of Islam and nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the history of Western involvement in the region, and the ways in which economic and international developments impact Middle Eastern States' openness or resistance to democracy. The course pays attention to central themes such as modernization, development, democratization, state/society, and state/military relations. TuTh 2:00 - 3:15 Farsakh

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umb.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 287-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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