HTS2041:HistoryoftheModernMiddleEastLauraBierLaura.bier@hsoc.gatech.edu404-509-9543OfficeHours:Mon.12:00-1:30andbyAppt.OldCEBuilding106
Theobjectiveofthiscourseistoprovideabasisforunderstandinghistoricalprocesses(bothglobalandlocal)whichhaveshapedtheMiddleEastandNorthAfricainthemodernperiod(18th-20thcentury)FocusingonthetransformationofstateandsocietyundertheimpactofachangingworldeconomyandEuropeanimperialism,thiscoursehasthreeinterrelatedthemes:
Thetransformationofmultiethnicworldempirestonation-statesinthe20thcenturyThechangingrelationshipoftheMiddleEasttoEuropeandlater,theUnitedStates.
Theriseofnewsocialandpoliticalmovementsandthenewsortsofidentities,socialcategoriesandnotionsofpersonhoodtheywerebasedupon.
Area E Approved Learning Outcome: • Student will demonstrate the ability to describe the social, political, and economic forces that influence social behavior Explain how the course satisfies the Area E approved learning outcome:
To demonstrate that they have met the Area E learning outcome, students will be able to describe thetransformationoftheregionfromOttomanruletomodernnation-statesinthe20thcentury, compare how different Middle Eastern countries reacted to the forces of reform, imperialism and nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th century, analyze how the interplay between global, regional and local forces shaped different social and political movements in the region over time. Course Learning Outcomes:
• Students will describe thetransformationoftheregionfromOttomanruletomodernnation-statesinthe20thcentury
• Students will compare and contrast various types of foreign intervention in the region and reactions to that intervention
• Students will identify how socio-cultural and economic forces shaped the emergence of social and political movements in the Middle East
• Students will analyze how different Middle Eastern countries reacted to the forces of reform, imperialism and nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th century
• Students will evaluate how the patterns of formation of nation-states in the 20th century shapes conflicts in the 21st
EXPECTATIONS:Studentswill:
Read:Expecttoreadfrom50-75pagesaweek.Hereisalistoftherequiredtexts:
JamesGelvin:HistoryoftheModernMiddleEastEdmundBurke:StruggleandSurvivalintheMiddleEastAkramKhater:SourcesintheHistoryoftheModernMiddleEastMarjaneSatrapi:Persepolis
AdditionalreadingswillbepostedinT-sq.Thesearenotedinthereadingschedule.Attend:Youareexpectedtoattendeveryclassandarriveontime.Yougettomisstwoclassesnoquestionsasked.Everyabsenceafterthesecondwillresultinadeductionfromyourparticipationgrade.
Participate:participationwillconsistofattendance,preparationfordiscussionin-classactivitiesandcommentingontheclassblog
ASSESSMENT
MapQuiz:5%BlogPost:5%Mid-term:35%Final:35%Participation:20%
Examswillbeamixtureofshortidentificationsofkeypeopleandeventsandessays.Thefinalnotbecumulative:rather,itwillcoverthesecondhalfoftheclass.
ClassSchedule
Introduction
Jan.8(M)SnowDay Jan.10(W)IntroductionJan.12(F)WhatandWhereistheMiddleEast? Gelvin:IntroductionandChap.1 T-sq:
Film:EmpireoftheFaith(watchbeforeclassifyouarenotfamiliarwiththehistoryofIslamandcomewithanyquestions)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3UHNhQ1Zk
PartI:EmpireandEarlyModernSociety
Jan.15(M)MLKDay—NoClassJan.17(W)TheGunpowderEmpires:OttomanandSafavidRule
Gelvin,Chap.2,3Jan.20(F)GenderandSlaveryintheOttomanEmpire
Burke:Shemsigul:ACircassianSlaveinMid-19thCenturyCairoAssignmentdue:atleast5discussionpoints(typed)aboutShemsigul’scase
PartII.NineteenthCenturyTransformations:EuropeanImperialism,Reform
andIndigenousResponses Jan.22(M)NapoleoninEgypt Gelvin:Chap.4
T-Sq:JuanCole:Napoleon’sEgypt,1-30
Al-Jabarti:NapoleoninEgyptAssignmentdue:Fivetypeddiscussionpointsaboutal-Jabarti:NapoleoninEgypt
Jan.24&26(W&F)DefensiveDevelopmentalism
Gelvin:chap.5 MapQuiz(onWednesday)
T-Sq: ObservingMohammedAliatWork Jan.29(M)Citizenship,LawandReformintheOttomanEmpire Gelvin:Chap.10
IslahatFermani NamikKamalKhater:
1.1 The Hatt-I-Serif Decree 1.5BaghdadiJewsReacttotheModernizationoftheOttomanEmpirePreparationforDiscussionAssignmentDue(detailsprovidedinclass)
Jan31&Feb.2(W&F)Orientalism,ImperialismandColonialRule Gelvin,Chap.6
Khater2.2AnEgyptianKhedivalDecreeEst.aEuropeanControlledPublicDebtAdministration2.3TheConcessionforTobaccoMonopolyinIran
T-sq: LordCromer:ModernEgyptFeb.5(M)SocialImpactandPopularReactiontoImperialism,Colonialism:SocialChange
Gelvin,Chap.7andPhotoEssay:TheGreat19thCenturyTransformationKhater,
3.2:QasimAmin3.5Bahithatal-Badiyya
Feb9(W)SocialImpactandPopularReactiontoImperialism,Colonialism:
Secularism,ModernityandPoliticsGelvin,
Chap.8,9MuhammadAbdu:TheTheologyofUnity
Feb10(F)SocialImpactandPopularReactiontoImperialism,Colonialism:TheViewFromBelow Burke:Assef,APeasantofMt.Lebanon
JourneymanTextileWeaversin19thCent.DamascusTheShaykhandhisDaughter:CopinginColonialAlgeria
Khater,2.5ACoalMiner’sLifeDuringtheOttomanEmpire
AssignmentDue:Iwillassigneachofyouaperson/grouptoreadaboutandaseriesofquestions.Cometoclasswithtypedanswerstothosequestions
Feb.12(M)HowtheMiddleEastbecame“TheMiddleEast”:WWIanditsAftermath
Gelvin,189-193;“AnArabSoldierintheOttomanArmy”(248)Khater:5.4TheAmericanKing-CraneCommissionReport
Feb.14(W)Film:WWIintheMiddleEastFeb16(F)ParisPeaceConferenceSimulation
Khater:4.3TheHusayn-McMahonCorrespondence4.4TheBalfourDeclaration4.5TheDivisionoftheOttomanEmpire:TheTreatyofSevres5.2TheZionistOrganization’sMemorandumtothePeaceConferenceinVersailles5.3TheResolutionoftheGeneralSyrianCongressAdditionaldocumentsonT-sq
AssignmentDue:Prepareatleastfivetypednegotiatingpointsforthesimulation
PartIII.NationalismandStateBuildingintheInterwarPeriodFeb.19&21(M&W)NewNationalismsandNationStates GelvinChap.11-12Feb.23(F)IdeologiesofNationalism
GelvinChap.13AdditionalTBA
Feb.26(M)ZionismandOttomanPalestine Gelvin:TheodoreHertzl:ASolutiontotheJewishQuestionFeb.28(W)ThePalestineMandate
Gelvin,Chap.14Khater:5.8TheArabCaseforPalestine5.9Truman’sStatementSupportingJewishImmigrationintoPalestine
March2(F)1948 T-Sq:
AviShlaim:TheDebateAbout1948Film:TheNakba
March5and7(M&W)TheMiddleEastintheAgeofNasser Gelvin:
“TheContemporaryEra”andChap.15 Tigersonthe10thDay[ReadforWed.] SpeechDeliveredbyAbdelNasser(359)[ReadforWed.]March9(F)Film:UmmKulthum:AVoiceLikeEgyptMarch12(M)Midterm
PartVII:StrugglesforthePresent:TheContemporaryEra
March14(W)TheArabianPeninsulainthePetroleumEra GelvinChap.16;TheD’ArcyOilConcession
Burke: Ahmed:KuwaitiPearlDiver TalalRizk:ASyrianEngineerintheGulf March16(F)FromtheColdWartotheWaronTerror:USForeignPolicy GelvinChap.17
SpringBreakMarch19-23rd
March26&28th(M&W)Israel,theArabStatesandthePalestinians
T-Sq:“TheRiseandFalloftheOsloAccord”AdditionalTBA
March30(F)ConflictandEverydayLife
Burke: Ghada:VillageRebelorpoliticalprotestor(319)
JuneLeavitt:AWestBankSettler(387) AbuJamal:APalestinianUrbanVillager(268)
Khater9.5:ArabIsraeliSoccerPlayers Assignmentdue:Picktwoindividualsabove.Writeashort,informalpaper(250-300words)addressingquestionsIwillgiveyou
April2(M)TheIranianRevolution Gelvin:Chap.18
Khater:7.3:AyatollahKhomeiniDenouncestheRuleoftheShahApril4(W)PersepolisDiscussion
AssignmentDue:ComewithatleastfivebulletpointsfordiscussionofPersepolis
April6&9(F&M)TheIslamicRevival T-Sq; “BinLadenandOtherThoroughlyModernMuslims”
Khater:8.1EgyptianWriterSaidQutubArticulatesaNew,InfluentialVisionofJihad8.4UssamaBinLadenCallsonMuslimstoTakeupArms
April12(W) TheIslamicRevival T-sq:SatelliteTVandIslamicPopcultureinEgypt(Scrolldowntopg.60)
Khater:9.7YoungVeiledWomenEmbracingTheirLoversBurke:
Nadia:MotheroftheBelievers April14(F)FromGulfWartoGulfWar ReadingTBA
April16(M)RevolutionandCounter-Revolution Gelvin:Chap.19 *Issanderel-Amrani:ThreeDecadesofaJokethatJustWon'tDieApril18(W)&20(F)Film:AsIOpenmyEyesApril24:Wrapup Gelvin:Conclusion
Final:May3(Th)2:50-5:40
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