Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

HIST 278 - MODERN ARAB HISTORY

Long Title:
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: MODERN ARAB HISTORY ***** The history and culture of the Arab world as it has developed from World War I to the present. Themes covered are nationalism, colonialism and Orientalism as they have been understood and discussed in the contemporary Arab world through debates about the question of Palestine, the status of women and the rise of modern Islamic politics. Offered with additional work as Hist 378.