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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2009
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HIST 436 001 (CRN: 23371)
AMERICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Long Title: AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Department: History
Instructor: Makdisi, Ussama
Meeting: 2:30PM - 5:30PM T (5-JAN-2009 - 17-APR-2009)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: (HIST 278 OR HIST 378) OR HIST 281 OR HIST 283 OR HIST 387
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 18-MAY-2024 2:15PM
Description: Seminar explores evolution of American involvement in the Middle East from missionary origins in the early 19th century to superpower hegemony in the 20th. Putting into perspective central issues such as the U.S. role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, the question of terrorism, and the U.S. invasion/occupation of Iraq in 2003.