Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-148 | History, as HIST-191
Formerly listed as: ASLC-48 | HIST-20
Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 191 [ME] and ASLC 148 [WA].) This course surveys the history of the Middle East from 1800 to the present. The focus is threefold: following political, social and intellectual trends as they evolve over time, exploring contemporary historical and methodological debates and analysis, and introducing students to important historical literature of the period. The class is divided into modules: “From Subject to Citizen,” “Engineering a Modern Middle East,” “Nationalism and the Quest for Independence,” “Islamist Opposition,” and “Taking Sovereignty: Contemporary Debates and the Post-Modern Era.” The class is discussion-oriented and writing intensive. Two class meetings per week.
Spring semester. Professor Ringer.
Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM BEBU 107
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM BEBU 107
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Modern Middle East | Cleveland | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Imagined Communities | Verso, 2006 | Anderson | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Struggle for Egypt | Oxford 2011 | Steven Cook | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| People Reloaded: | Melville, 2010 | Hashemi & Postel, eds. | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.