MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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This course is an undergraduate survey of modernization in the Ottoman Empire and its Afro-Asian successor states from the Islamic reform movements of the late 18th century until present. It will emphasize the broad sweep of modernization throughout the region, focusing thematically on its geo-political, economic, social, and ideological aspects. (HA, HA-H) PREREQ: SOPHOMORE STANDING OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR