History 208 - MAKING OF MODERN MIDDLE EAST

This course is designed as an introduction to the modern history of the Middle East with a focus on the 18th century to the present. The main political, economic, social and cultural institutions and forces that have most profoundly affected events in the region. Identifying how specific events and long-term processes have informed social and political realities in the Middle East. Focus on significant developments and movements, including Ottoman reform; the emergence of Arab nationalism and the rise and formation of modern nation states; the role of imperialist and colonial powers in the region; regional conflicts; Zionism; Islamism, and social and cultural changes.