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HIST311
Ethnicity, Religion and Class in the Middle East and the Balkans
HIST311 FA
Crosslistings: RELI311
Photo Caption and Credits
Next Offered in 9798 FA
The dissolution of Empire, Ottoman and Soviet, produced
dramatic changes in the ecomonic and social structure of the
Middle East and the Balkans, leading to the emergence of
new, competing social identities. This course will examine
issues of nationalism versus religious identities, class
struggle versus anti-Western struggle and the changing role
of the minorities, both religious and ethnic, in the larger
society in the 19th- and 20th-century Middle East and
Balkans. Special attention will be given to ongoing clashes
over identity in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Kurdistan.
MAJOR READINGS
M. Esman and I. Rabinovich, ETHNICITY,
PLURALISM AND THE STATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Ivo Andric, BRIDGE ON THE DRINA
Bendict Anderson, IMAGINED COMMUNITIES
Sylvia Haim, ARAB NATIONALISM
Additional readings, including primary materials, will be
placed on reserve.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Six 2 page papers on assigned
readings. Final take home essay.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Permission of Instructor required.
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: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Bedouin Shepardess - Palestine
Reference:
Duncan, David Douglas, THE WORLD OF ALLAH, Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982.
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