Spring 2011

Middle Eastern History: 600-1800

Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-26  |  History, as HIST-19

Faculty

Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as HIST 19 [MEP] and ASLC 26 [WA].) This course surveys the history of the Middle East from the outset of the Islamic period to the beginning of the modern period. It is divided into the following segments: the formative period of Islam, the classical caliphates, the classical courts, the Mongols, and the great empires of the Ottomans and the Safavids. The course is organized chronologically and follows the making and breaking of empires and political centers; however, the focus of the course is on the intellectual, social, cultural and religious developments in these periods. Two class meetings per week.

Spring semester. Professor Ringer.

HIST 19 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM CHAP 201
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM CHAP 201

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Muhammad and the Origins of Islam Amherst Books TBD
When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World Amherst Books TBD
Islam: The View from the Edge Amherst Books TBD
Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 Amherst Books TBD
Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin De Busbecq Amherst Books TBD
Social History of Ottoman Istanbul Amherst Books TBD
Memoirs of a Janissary Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021