| Course Title: Middle East Politics |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: Introduction to the peoples and politics of the Middle East. Begins with the historical situation of the region in the early twentieth century and challenges to the Ottoman Empire. Traces how the clash of nationalisms and imperialisms shaped the emergence of independent states before and after World War II, the rise of Pan-Arab and Zionist ideologies, the subsequent Arab-Israeli conflicts, the intra-Arab disputes, and the superpower rivalry and its influence on regional politics. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Sohail Hashmi | 413-538-2693 | shashmi@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:00AM - 12:15PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: POLIT-116. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| POLIT-COMPAR | POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield | This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses). |
| MDEAS0001 | MDEAS: Middle Eastern Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Middle Eastern Studies major. |
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| IR0001 | INTREL: International Relations major | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| POLIT-216-01 Middle East Politics |
| JWST-216-01 Middle East Politics |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Author: Smith, Charles D. Copyright: 2017 Edition: 9th Volume: ISBN: 9781319028053 Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's |
Required | 44.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |