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 Spring 2007, School Abroad France (Paris)

Spring 2007

HIST0109A-S07 Lecture
HIST0109X-S07 Discussion
HIST0109Y-S07 Discussion
HIST0109Z-S07 Discussion