0 or higher, or successful completion of ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092. This class is an introduction to the social, economic, and political history of the Middle East and North Africa from the late Ottoman Empire to the present. This class examines the impact of imperialism, World War I, nationalism, authoritarianism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict in the late 19th and 20th centuries in light of the problems of global modernity, as well as the more recent phenomena of Islamic fundamentalism and the “Arab Spring” uprisings. Course
Prerequisites: ELAP-120, ACRD-090, ACRD-091, ACRD-092