Middle East ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This multidisciplinary course explores the historic origins of current political conflicts and social conditions in the Middle East. Students will examine the geography of the region and its peoples, religions, cultures, ethnicity and civilizations, Western expansion and influence in the region, the rise of nationalism, and the impacts of the West in the region. Contemporary politics, the development of nation-states, and the themes of tradition, change, and revolution also will be discussed. Prior study in history, religion, sociology, anthropology, or politics is recommended. This course was previously HIS-243414 The Middle East.