HIST 228 Reform, Revolution, and Jihad in the Middle East

Interweaving historical themes and contemporary issues, case studies of Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and other countries, this course explores movements, ideologies and programs of reform, revolution, and jihad in the modern Middle East from the end of WWI through and after the Arab Uprisings. These, and other, topics will be discussed: Western/U.S.-Middle East relations, authoritarianism, the security state, allocation economies, environmental degradation, Islamism, religious and ethnic minority-majority relations, gender, youth culture, social media, and democratization.

Repeatable: N
Formerly 49-2520
HI DEI GA
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3