HIST 311
Fall 2006 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
RELI 311 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
The dissolution of empires, Ottoman and Soviet, produced dramatic changes in the economic and social structure of the Middle East and the Balkans, leading to the emergence of new, competing social identities. This course will examine issues of nationalism versus religious identities, class struggle versus anti-Western struggle and the changing role of the minorities, both religious and ethnic, in the larger society in the 19th- and 20th-century Middle East and Balkans. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
Bruce Masters CHRISTIANS AND JEWS IN THE OTTOMAN ARAB WORLD
Justin McCarthy THE OTTOMAN PEOPLES AND THE END OF EMPIRE
Yitzhak Nakash, THE SHI'IS of IRAQ
Eric Hobsbawm, NATIONS AND NATIONALISM SINCE 1780
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Examinations and Assignments:
eight 2-3 page essays on assigned readings
take-home final |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
regular attendance and participation in discussions |
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