HST-1072 - History of the Modern Middle East (3)

Students will examine major issues in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the modern Middle East from the early nineteenth century to the present. Key to this examination will be the exploration of the rise of Islam, the evolution of gender roles, the Israel-Palestine conundrum, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, and the rise of terrorism.

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