Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Making of the Middle East
Term
2024A
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0830401
Course number integer
830
Meeting times
TR 8:30 AM-9:59 AM
Meeting location
COLL 200
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Paul M. Cobb
Description
This is the second half of the Near East sequence. This course surveys Islamic civilization from circa 600 (the rise of Islam) to the start of the modern era and concentrates on political, social, and cultural trends. Although the emphasis will be on Middle Eastern societies, we will occasionally consider developments in other parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Spain, where Islamic civilization was or has been influential. Our goal is to understand the shared features that have distinguished Islamic civilization as well as the varieties of experience that have endowed it with so much diversity.
Course number only
0830
Cross listings
NELC0002401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled