HIS 3760 - Modern Middle East

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor

Description: This course explores the history of the Middle East and North Africa, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics addressed include: the geography and resources of the region; political control and governance; warfare and terrorism; the Cold War; the geopolitics of oil; Zionism and the Arab-Israeli conflict; and the continuing influence of Islam on state and society.