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Class Detail:

FA 2013
History
HISTORY 132 - Peoples of the Middle East
Section 001
Issues in Race & Ethnicity

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

RE, HU

Other:

WorldLit

Other Course Info:

Taught in English.

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Cross-Listed Classes:

AAPTIS 100 - Peoples-Mid E, Section 001

ACABS 100 - Peoples-Mid E, Section 001

HJCS 100 - Peoples-Mid E, Section 001

Primary Instructor:

Babayan,Kathryn

Instructor:

Michalowski,Piotr A

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This course will survey Middle Eastern political, social, and cultural history from Sumer (3000 BC) to Khomeini's Iran (1979-89). The lectures, readings, and visuals (web, movies, slides) are all geared towards providing the student with a sense of the nature of authority, political and cultural styles, the fabric of society, attitudes and behaviors, heroes and villains, that are and were part of the heritage of those peoples who lived in the lands between the Nile and Oxus rivers, generally referred to as the Middle East.

Course Requirements:

Throughout the academic term you will have two quizzes, a midterm, and a cumulative final exam. A one-page synopsis of your readings will be due weekly for your discussion section.

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