GLOBAL HISTORY, THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Anno accademico 2019/2020 - 1° anno- GLOBAL HISTORY: Giuseppa Di Gregorio
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: Agata Daniela Melfa
SSD
- M-STO/04 - Storia contemporanea
- SPS/13 - Storia e istituzioni dell'Africa
Semestre: 1° e 2°
ENGLISH VERSION
Modalità di svolgimento dell'insegnamento
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
The course is based on lectures, but students’ participation in class debate is highly appreciated. In order to facilitate interaction, students will be regularly solicited to provide written and oral insights on specific questions. Primary sources, newspapers, maps, film excerpts, photos and videos will be used during the lessons.
Prerequisiti richiesti
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Basic geographical and historical knowledge, as well as introductory notions on Islam are required.
Frequenza lezioni
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Attendance is compulsory.
Contenuti del corso
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
The course will deal with the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa from the French expedition to Egypt (1798) to the end of the twentieth century. Several facets of the late-nineteenth-century modernisation will be taken into account (military reforms, secularism, constitutionalism, etc.). Then European imperialism, the emergence of nationalisms and the Middle East state system created after WWI will be analysed. Special attention will be devoted to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Finally, the course will observe the development of Pan-Arabism and Socialism and the subsequent rise of political Islam.
Testi di riferimento
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
James L. Gelvin, The Modern Middle East. A History, Oxford University Press, New York-Oxford 2011 (3rd edition).
Programmazione del corso
| THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | |||
| Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The advent of the modern age | ||
| 2 | The nineteenth-century process of modernisation | ||
| 3 | Constitutionalism | ||
| 4 | Imperialism | ||
| 5 | WWI and the Middle East state system | ||
| 6 | National movements | ||
| 7 | The process of state and nation building | ||
| 8 | The birth of modern Turkey | ||
| 9 | The Arab-Israeli conflict | ||
| 10 | Islamism and the Muslim Broterhood | ||
| 11 | Nasser's regime and ideology (Socialism, Pan-Arabism, anti-imperialism) | ||
| 12 | The oil revolution | ||
| 13 | The Iranian Revolution | ||
Verifica dell'apprendimento
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Assessment will be based on student’s response to class activities and a final oral exam on the course topics.
Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Analysis of The Hatt-i Sharif of Gulhane and The Islahat Fermani
Analysis of The Balfour Declaration
Definition of neocolonialism and economic nationalism
Lexicon related to Political Islam (jihad, takfir, jahiliyya, etc.)