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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Political Science

166-217/317 Understanding the Middle East

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Jeremy Salt

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial a week

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 5000 words.
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