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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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