Course Schedule
Date Lecture Readings/Assignments
| Week 1: Introduction | Jan 30: Introduction/Housekeeping
Feb 1: History before 1798/How do I do a primary source assignment? |
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| Week 2: The Beginnings of The Era of Transformation
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Feb 6: Egypt, Napoleon and the Ottomans
Feb 8: Tanzimat and the Islamic response |
M: (Chapter 4, Cleveland)
Primary Source 1: Napoleon readings on Blackboard *everyone must do this one Listen to:
http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2016/07/print-cairo.html
W: Map Quiz Listen to: http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2015/12/tanzimat.html
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| Week 3: Part Two
The Beginnings of The Era of Transformation |
Feb 13: No class
Feb 15: Egypt/ Iran in the age of Revolution |
W: (Chapter 6, Cleveland)-Blackboard |
| Week 4: Part Two
The Beginnings of The Era of Transformation |
Feb 20: Islamic Society
Feb22: Young Turks and Iran
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M: (Chapter 7, Cleveland) Blackboard
W: (Chapter 8, Cleveland) Blackboard
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| Week 5: Review/ Quiz
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Feb 27: Review
Mar 1: Quiz |
M: (Chapter 1 pp. 22-34, Kamrava)
W: Quiz |
| Week 6:
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March 6: WWI
March 8: Territories to Independent States |
M: Primary Source 2- “The Armenian Question) Blackboard
(Chapter 9, Cleveland)
W: (Chapter 2 pp. 35-50, Kamrava) |
| Week 7: Part Three
The Struggle for Independence: The Interwar Era to the End of WWII |
March 13: The age of Ataturk and Reza Shah
March 15: Nationalism in Israel/ Palestine |
M: (Chapter 2 pp.51-66, Kamrava)
W: (Chapter 3 pp. 68-90, Kamrava |
| Week 8: Part Four
The Independent Middle East From the end of WWII to the 1970s |
March 20: Nasser and Nasserism
March 22: No School |
M: (Chapter 3 pp.91-108, Kamrava)
Primary Source option 3-(Nasser’s memoirs)-Blackboard |
| Week 9: Part Four
The Independent Middle East From the end of WWII to the 1970s |
March 27: The Arab Israeli Wars
March 29: The Iranian Revolution |
M: (Chapter 4 pp. 109-138)
W: (Chapter 5 pp. 139-169)
Primary Source option 4-Resolution 242 and results of 1967
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| Week 10: Part Four
The Independent Middle East From the end of WWII to the 1970s |
April 3: Review
April 5: Quiz |
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| Week 11: Film
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April 10: Film (West Beirut)
April 12: Film (West Beirut) |
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| Week 12: The Gulf Wars
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April 19: The Gulf Wars
April 20: The Gulf Wars
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W: Film Paper Due
W/TH: (Chapter 6, Kamrava) |
| Week 13: States and their opponents | April 24: States and their opponents
April 26: States and their opponents |
M/W: (Chapter 7, Kamrava) |
| Week 14: Repression and Rebellion
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May 1: Repression and Rebellion
May 3: Repression and Rebellion |
M/W: (Chapter 8, Kamrava)
W: Yacobian Building Paper Due |
| Week 15: Palestinian/ Israeli Conflict
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May 8: Palestinian/ Israeli Conflict
May 10: Palestinian/ Israeli Conflict |
M/W: (Chapter 9, Kamrava) |
| Week 16: Economics in the Middle East
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May 15: Economics in the Middle East
May 17: Review |
M: (Chapter 10, Kamrava)
http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2016/12/modern-middle-east.html
W: History Podcast paper due (Chapter 11) |
| Week 17: Final | May 22: Final Quiz |
