Turbans and Berets: A Modern History of Iraq

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is a survey of the history of Iraq from late Ottoman history until the present. It discusses monarchial rule, the rise of the Baath, the regime of Saddam Hussein, the Gulf Wars and the American invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. It pays particular attention to the role of the different ethnic and religious groups in Iraqi politics and cultural life. FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion