HIST 532 - Change and Continuity in the Modern Middle East

(3 units)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The course covers most important themes and episodes from the 19th century transformations to the 21st Century, including the Arab Uprisings, within their global context. Emphasizes modernity, colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, reform, revolution and other forms of resistance, women’s rights, state building, nationalism, and Islamism.

Grading: Letter grade only (A-F) HIST 432