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Semester 2
Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict (IMES08037)
Subject
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
College
CAHSS
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
1
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Course Summary
This course is an introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural history of the Middle East from 1950 to the present. It covers the coming to independence of nation-states in the region after the Second World War and examines the subsequent domestic and regional conflicts, ranging from nationalism, statism and socialism to Islamism and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Lectures in this course are not recorded.
Course Description
This course examines the history of the Middle East over the period from the end of World War II until the present, exploring the impact of nationalism, socialism, and Islamism on the development of the state, the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the challenges of the Arab Spring.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
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