3764 (v.5) History 315 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 2877 (v.5) History 215 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries
 
Syllabus: The Middle East. The 18th century - Ottoman Empire, Arab stagnation, the Iranian state, revival of Islam. The origins of European intervention. The rise of Egypt and British interest in the Indian Ocean. Great power rivalry and the beginnings of colonialism in the region, the impact of technology and capitalism and the beginnings of nationalism. The 1914-18 War and the creation of Israel-the position of the Palestine people, Arab-Israeli wars, revolution and reform, the effects of oil, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, plus a major research paper.
 
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Field of Education: 090305 History
Funding Cluster: 03 - Humanities
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     Y  
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Central
External
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Partially
Online
Internal
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Fully
Online
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