Middlebury

HIST 0109

Islam & Mid. East Since 1453

History of Islam and the Middle East, Since 1453
This course is an introduction to the major institutions that evolved under the aegis of what we might call Islamic civilization since the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The principal geographic areas covered are the Middle East and North Africa. Major topics include the rise of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires, Western intervention and colonialism, nationalism and state formation, and the challenges of and responses to modernization. Pre-1800. 2 hrs. lect./1 hr. disc.
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
HIS MDE

Sections in Fall 2013

Fall 2013

HIST0109A-F13 Lecture (Armanios)
HIST0109Y-F13 Discussion (Armanios)
HIST0109Z-F13 Discussion (Armanios)