HST-1072 - History of the Modern Middle East, 1800 to Present* (H, C) (3)

Prerequisite: RDG 0800
Students examine major issues in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the Middle East, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Students will explore key topics, including colonialism, the region’s religious diversity and the conflicts arising from competing Arabic, Islamic, Israeli, and Palestinian nationalisms, as well as Middle Eastern revolutions and reform movements, and the rise of terrorism. This course satisfies the General Education Humanities requirement and the Core Competency for Cultural and Global Awareness.