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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire: 1280-1922
HIST 228 FA

This course is a historical survey of Islam's most successful Empire. The Ottoman Empire will serve as a model for premodern Islamic states, and the role of Islam in its political, social, and economic institutions will be emphasized, as well as Ottoman influences on the formation of modern Europe and the Middle East.

MAJOR READINGS

Bernard Lewis, THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN TURKEY
Feroz Ahmad, THE MAKING OF MODERN TURKEY

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm and final examinations. Two discussion papers of 5-7 pages.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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