GOVT146A CM - Middle Eastern Politics I (1918-1967)

This course in political history studies the making of the modern Middle East, from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. The lectures are divided into three parts: The first part covers major events in the last years of the Ottoman Empire, and the Middle East strategies of European Powers. The second part is centered on the making of the new Arab states, and their struggles to gain independence. The third part covers the rise of the Arab authoritarian order and military interventionism in politics. Different aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict will be discussed throughout the three parts of the course.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: GOVT146A CM