The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I
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course material. Some of the best professors in the world - like neurobiology
professor and author Peggy Mason from the University of Chicago, and computer
science professor and Folding@Home director Vijay Pande - will supplement your
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Course Description
This course will discuss the emergence of the modern Middle East from the 19th
century to the end of the First World War. It will discuss the Ottoman legacy
in the region, the rise of nationalism in the Middle East and the Western
imperial impact on the creation of the Arab state system. The course will also
discuss issues such as Islamic reform, religion and state and state cohesion,
all of which are key to understanding the Middle East of today.
**We do strongly recommend that you register for Part Two of this course -The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II.**
**Taking both Parts would enable you to obtain a fuller and more comprehensive picture of the Modern Middle East.**
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- 1 review
- 1 completed
4 years, 11 months ago
This course is a must for anyone who wants to have an understanding of the
Middle East. I was fascinated with the lectures. So many pieces of the
puzzle fit together after Professor Susser's explanations. Even though it is
from Tel Aviv University, there is no bias on the part of Professor Susser on
the problems with the Jews and Palestinians. Highly recommend the course.
- 4 reviews
- 4 completed
5 years, 4 months ago
I took this course as I am interested in the Middle East and History. I found
the course very informative and though I had read a fair amount about the
subject in the past, the course taught me a lot. Prof Susser is an authority
on the subject and was able to lecture in a very dispassionate manner - not
easy when discussing topics as controversial as for e.g. Israel-Palestine ! A
lot of learning for me was from active participation in the forums. Posts can
be very emotional, which is understandable, given the nature of the subject,
but that also gives one the opportunity to understand how a conflict can look
so different to people on either side. The course covers all parts of the
Middle East during the last 200+ years. The quiz scores do reflect how well
you have followed the lectures. I would have been happier with a little more
depth in some of the material and perhaps more (online) reading material.
- 24 reviews
- 23 completed
5 years, 6 months ago
This covers a topic most of us have never had the opportunity to study, the
history of the Middle East. It is covered in a lively and engaging manner. Tel
Aviv University are actually using the course live on campus. It covered the
19th Century history of the Ottoman Empire up to the early 21st Century events
of the Arab Spring. All in all a valuable insight into the history of a region
which many of us know too little detail about. Given this was from Tel Aviv
University, the perspective of a complementary course from Tehran, Istanbul or
Riyadh would be fascinating.