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HIST311

Ethnicity, Religion and Class in the Middle East and the Balkans HIST311 FA

Crosslistings: RELI311

Next Offered in 9899 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-03-1998

About the Photo:

Bedouin Shepardess - Palestine

Reference:

Duncan, David Douglas, THE WORLD OF ALLAH, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982.

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