Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

HIST 275 - MODERN MIDDLE EAST

Long Title: MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course is an introduction to the history of the Modern Middle East. It covers the main events that shaped the region from the final years of the Ottoman Empire, to the creation of the nation-states by Western colonialism, to the struggles for independence and decolonization.