This course will review the emergence of the modern Middle East from the fall of the Ottoman Empire, at the end of the First World War to the present. We will discuss the Ottoman legacy in the region and the Western imperial impact on the creation of the Arab state system. The course will review the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics. We will also focus on the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context.
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The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Intro
Modernity, Tradition and the Age of Reform
The Rise of Nationalism; The Demise of Empire
The Creation of the Middle East State System
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- 4 stars17.91%
- 3 stars2.67%
- 2 stars0.18%
- 1 star0.46%
TOP REVIEWS FROM THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST - PART I
This is the course that gives me the pleasure of following the dynamic movement that provides me with the basic understanding with what is happening in the Middle East nowadays.
Fantastic course! Professor Susser has a very engaging way of teaching history and the course materials (videos, course readings and quizzes) are very high quality
This course provided me exactly the level of detail and information I was hoping for regarding an understanding of the history of the middle east.
An excellent introduction to the formation of what we know as the Middle East. This course offers great insight and context into this area, its peoples, cultures, economy, and politics.
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