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166-217/317 "Understanding the Middle East" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p151) : Next:166-219 | Prev:166-216
2. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:166-238 | Prev:166-215
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Jeremy Salt.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject will:
- be familiar with the broad range of contemporary issues facing the modern Middle East;
- have an understanding of the domestic politics of states in the region and the intellectual and ideological currents which shape those politics.
Content:
Contemporary events in the region are discussed with an eye to developing analytical and methodological skills as well as developing critical and sensitive approaches to cultural differences. Particular attention will be paid to Arab nationalism, modern political Zionism, the rise of religious fundamentalism and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process.
Assessment:
Two essays and a tutorial presentation not exceeding 5,000 words.
1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p151) : Next:166-219 | Prev:166-216
2. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:166-238 | Prev:166-215
3. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p162) : Next:166-219 | Prev:166-216
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Jeremy Salt.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject will:
- be familiar with the broad range of contemporary issues facing the modern Middle East;
- have an understanding of the domestic politics of states in the region and the intellectual and ideological currents which shape those politics.
Content:
Contemporary events in the region are discussed with an eye to developing analytical and methodological skills as well as developing critical and sensitive approaches to cultural differences. Particular attention will be paid to Arab nationalism, modern political Zionism, the rise of religious fundamentalism and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process.
Assessment:
Two essays and a tutorial presentation not exceeding 5,000 words.
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3. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p162) : Next:166-219 | Prev:166-216
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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