HST 385 - The Modern Middle East

This course will complement historical literature with geographic and ethnographic perspectives fundamental to an understanding of the area. Geographically, the course will include the Ottoman Empire in Europe and Asia, and its successor states - Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt - as well as Saudi Arabia and Iran. Topically it will consider imperialism and nationalism; the world wars and independence; the Arab-Israeli conflict and regional politics; the cold war and the oil industry.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years