International Relations 211 - Middle East Politics
Fall
2016
01
4.00
Sohail Hashmi
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
97012
Pratt Memorial Music Bldg 109
shashmi@mtholyoke.edu
Introduction to the cultures and politics of the Middle East. Includes the situation of the region at the time of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire; the emergence of independent states before and after World War II; the rise of Arab and Zionist nationalism; the Arab-Israeli conflicts; and the superpower rivalry and its influence on regional politics. Other topics include the Iranian revolution, the domestic and regional role of Islamic movements, and the political economy of oil.
Prereq: POLIT-116.