2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 19, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 4213 - History and Culture of the Middle East


Credits: 3
A survey of the history and culture of the Middle East from the antiquity to the present. The course will examine Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Syria, among other countries. The course will focus on identity as the unifying theme, especially as demonstrated in cultural expressions such as literature. Other themes include the importance of geography, the rise of monotheism, the development of territorial and imperial states, Zionism and the after effects of decolonization.

Offering: As Needed