Course Highlights
This course features its final exam and map quizzes in exams as well as an extensive list of readings. This course also features archived syllabi from various semesters.
Course Description
This course aims to provide students with a general overview of basic themes and issues in Middle Eastern history from the rise of Islam to the present, with an emphasis on the encounters and exchanges between the "Middle East"(Southwest Asia and North Africa) and the "West" (Europe and the United States).