21H.161
The Modern Middle East
Surveys the history of the Middle East, from the end of the 19th century to the present. Examines major political, social, intellectual and cultural issues and practices. Focuses on important events, movements, and ideas that prevailed during the last century and affect its current realities. Enrollment limited.
Fall 2015 · The Middle East in the 20th Century
Topics
- Introduction to the Class
- The Ottoman and Iranian Constitutional Revolutions
- Western Imperialism in the Middle East: World War I and its Aftermath
- Palestine, Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict I
- Palestine, Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict II
- Screening of Encounter Point . Directed by Julia Bacha. Color, 85 min. 2006.
- Challenges in Today’s Middle East
- Conclusion and student’s reflections
Readings
- Cleveland, William L., and Martin Bunton. A History of the Modern Middle East . 5th ed. Westview Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780813348339.
- Gelvin, James L. The Modern Middle East: A History . 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780199766055.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: None U (Spring) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2015
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.