The Global Middle East

Catalog description

This course provides an analysis of the modern Middle East in a global context. The students will learn to read the history of the region in international and transnational frameworks. This course will position the Middle East in relation to Southeast Asia, Europe, the Americas; and in the context of imperialism, decolonization, World Wars, the Cold War, and other global phenomena, such as emigration, economy, and global networks. It will be of interest to students of Middle East history, Global History studies, and Asian Studies.