HIST 235 - History of the Modern Middle East

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Columbia College - Missouri

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The Middle East has been and continues to be among the most important regions of the world, religiously, economically, and politically, especially in terms of its formative effects upon the contemporary western world. As an introduction to the social, political, religious, and intellectual history of the Middle East stretching from the pre-Islamic states to the present day, but with special attention paid to the period since 1800, this course pays particular attention to the following topics: the changing relationships among religion, political movements, and everyday life; the nature of the Middle Eastern social and political institutions; tensions between reformatory and purifying impulses in Islamic religious currents; the Ottoman period, Western Imperialism, and the Eastern Question; paths of modernization; the Arab-Israeli conflict; and the historical context for the emergence of political Islam. Course meets multicultural graduation requirement.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ccis.edu

Phone Number:

(573) 875-8700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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