Course Catalog - 2008-2009

     

HIST 434 - ISLAM & THE WEST

Long Title: ISLAM AND THE WEST: CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar traces history of interaction between the Islamic world and the West, focusing on the pre-20th century encounter between what is now Europe and the Middle East, but will draw global and current connections. Topics include war, conversion, trade, migration, and cultural exchange.