16.7 2nd and 3rd years Jeremy Salt. Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator. Second semester Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week.

• Objectives: Students who complete this subject should be able to:
• understand the background to the revival of Islamic sentiment across the Middle East;
• understand the objectives of fundamentalist movements;
• have a sound grasp of economic/social/political factors involved in the Islamic phenomenon.

Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism. Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Jeremy Salt. Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator. Second semester Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• understand the background to the revival of Islamic sentiment across the Middle East;
• understand the objectives of fundamentalist movements;
• have a sound grasp of economic/social/political factors involved in the Islamic phenomenon.

Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism. Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words. 16.7 Jeremy Salt. Second semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week. Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• understand the background to the revival of Islamic sentiment across the Middle East;
• understand the objectives of fundamentalist movements;
• have a sound grasp of economic/social/political factors involved in the Islamic phenomenon.

Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism. Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words.