Spring 2009
Dr. Corinne Blake
Office Hours: Mon and Wed. 8-15-9:15, 1:30-2:00; and Th. 8:15-9:15
and 12:15-1:30
email: blake@rowan.edu
Course Description
Required Textbooks and Course Requirements
Reading Assignments
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This course provides an introduction to the history of the
This course will focus on the transformation of the
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Required Textbooks
James Gelvin, The Modern
Donna Lee Bowen and Evelyn Early, Everyday Life in the
Muslim Middle East, second edition.
Assigned Material from the Internet: all students must be prepared to read scholarly articles and primary source material on the Internet.
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Course Requirements
10% Class attendance, in class writing assignments, and presentations
This
class will include frequent discussions as well as lectures, so regular
attendance and participation is essential to your success in this
course, and attendance at all classes is mandatory. Students who
miss more than two classes without a valid, documented excuse will not receive
a grade higher than "C" for class participation; students who miss 4
or more classes will receive an F. If you have a serious illness
or family situation that necessitates missing than two classes, please contact
me. In these cases, students will be asked to write 4-5 page essays on material
related to missed classes. If you are a student who frequently
skips classes because of work, sleeping late, or other reasons, you should drop
this course and enroll in another course! Students who are late or leave early
disrupt the class, so three "tardies" will
be counted as an absence. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS
EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY!
Attending class on a
regular basis is a good beginning, but it is not enough. All students
MUST prepare for class and complete the reading assignments BEFORE each class
so that we can clarify any points of difficulty and devote the class to
discussing the material; plan to spend at least five hours per week preparing
for each class. Throughout the semester, students will be asked to
complete in class writing assignments and make presentations on assigned
material; these assignments will be part of the class attendance grade.
20% At home writing assignments
To
demonstrate that they’ve read and understood the assigned material, over the
semester students will submit 15 short essays (at least 1 page single spaced or
2 pages double spaced) about one or more of the discussion topics listed below with
specific reference to the assigned readings. Alternatively, students may
choose to submit hand written or typed notes on all material assigned for
that class with page numbers.
20% Midterm Examination, March 11
The midterm will consist of short answer and short essay questions.
30% Research Paper [including
research proposal/bibliography (5%) and outline (5%)]
Each student will write a
10-12 page research paper about any topic related to the 19th or 20th
century
a. Email me by midnight on
March 2 to let me know their topic and research question.
b. After the topic is
approved, a one page research proposal and bibliography will be due on March 23
at the beginning of class. The proposal should define a narrow topic and
list questions you plan to research on this topic (the answers to which will be
your thesis); the bibliography must include at least ten sources,
including three scholarly books and three scholarly articles directly relevant
to the topic as well as primary source material (documents, speeches,
platforms, interviews, etc.). All students are expected to search the
Rowan library catalog, EZ Borrow, World Cat, and at least three databases such
as JSTOR, Academic Search Premier, Project Muse, and Worldwide
Political Science. Please photocopy the cover page of each book you will
be using and the first page of each article and primary source OR the
interlibrary loan order form and attach it to your bibliography. Be
sure to use correct
c. A detailed 2-3 page
(single spaced) outline of the paper will be due April
15.
I will NOT
accept papers from students who do not email their topic by March 2, submit
their research proposal and bibliography with photocopies by March 23, submit
their outline by April 15, and upload their final paper to turnitin.com. Students
must take great care to ensure they do not plagiarize any part of their papers
as students who attempt to plagiarize any part of their papers will receive
an "F" for the class and be reported to the Dean and Provost.
20% Final Examination
The final examination during finals week will consist of short answer and
essay questions.
All students must be able to take the examinations and turn in the papers on the assigned dates. Make-up examinations and late papers will be accepted only in RARE cases of compelling necessity. Students who attempt to plagiarize any part of their papers will receive an "F" for the class and be reported to the Dean.
Students with Disabilities
If you have a documented disability that may impact upon your work in
this class, I encourage you to contact me. Students must provide documentation
of their disability to the
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Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments
1. Jan 21 Introduction
The Middle East to World War I
2. Jan 26 Islam & Islamic History
RR: Gelvin, pp. 15-26; Bowen, pp. 3-7,
241-245, 257-261, 265-273; go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuqNlGiusUc
and listen to the Qur’an recitation; you can watch it recited by different qurra at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCvJA3fAzXw&feature=related
DT: History of Islam, emergence of Shi’ism,
tenets of the religion
Terms: Muhammad, Qur’an, Hijrah,
Umma, caliphate, Shi’ism,
4. Feb 2 19th
Century Ottoman Reform
RR: Gelvin, 47-63, 69-82, 132-138, and documents
on pp. 147-154.
DT: Changes in the Ottoman Empire from the 17th century,
European/Russian encroachment, 19th century defensive developmentalism, religion and state
Terms: Eastern Question, capitulations, Mehmet Ali, Urabi Revolt, Tanzimat, Sultan Abdulhamid II,
defensive developmentalism, osmanlik,
Rifa’a Rafi’ al-Tahtawi, Balta Liman, Hatt-I
Sharif of Gulhane, Islahat Fermani.
5. Feb 4 Qajar Iran
RR: From a Rowan computer, go to http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-7438%28197101%292%3A1%3C3%3ATIPSAS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M
and read from p. 3 to the top of p. 9 of Nikki Keddie’s
article, “The Iranian Power
Structure and Social Change 1800-1969: An Overview,” International
Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1. (Jan., 1971). {From
off campus, you need to go to the library’s web page, http://www.rowan.edu/library, sign in
to JSTOR, and use “article locator.”} Then read Gelvin, 82-87, 129-131 and documents on pp. 154-156; go to http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/angrusen.asp
and read the Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907.
DT: History and structure of Qajar Dynasty,
Russian/British intervention, defense developmentalism
Terms: Persia, Qajars, Naser al-Din Shah, Cossack Brigade, Reuters Concession,
Tobacco Concession, d’Arcy Oil Concession, Dar ul-Funun,
Anglo Persian Oil Company, Anglo-Russian Entente.
6. Feb 9 19th Century Imperialism: Algeria,
Egypt, Mount Lebanon
RR: Gelvin, pp. 88-99 and document, 157-158; go
to http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1908cromer.html
and read “Why Britain Acquired Egypt in 1882,” by the Earl of Cromer; go to http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft2r29n8jr;brand=ucpress,
click on “Religion as the Site of the Colonial Encounter” and read that section
as well as “The Context of Reform,” from Ussama Makdisi’s book, The Culture of Sectarianism, Community,
History, and Violence in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lebanon, Berkeley,
Calif: University of California Press, 2000.
DT: Compare/contrast imperial intervention in 19th century
ME, development of sectarianism in
Terms: Caisse de ka Dette, Lord Cromer, Maronite, Druze, berats, mutasarrifiya
7. Feb 11 Social and Cultural Changes in the 19th
Century
RR: Gelvin, pp. 100-129 and documents, pp.
158-162.
DT: Social and cultural changes, Salafis and
Islamic modernists
Terms: Nahda, Salafis,
ijtihad, turuq,
Wahhabis, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad ‘Abduh
9. Feb 18 World War I and the Reshaping of the Middle
East
RR: Gelvin, pp. 171-185 and documents, pp.
215-217, 218-219; go to http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/sykespicot.htm
and read the Sykes-Picot agreement (it’s easier to understand if you click on
the map); go to http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/sourcefiles/ispaldoc1915.pdf
and read the 1915 letter from the Hussein McMahon Correspondance
(it’s also available at http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Letters_between_Hussein_Ibn_Ali_and_Sir_Henry_Mcmahon). Go to http://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/revolt/index.html
and explore this site, clicking on several links and reading the material
there.
DT: Ottoman Empire in World War I, war time agreements, Arab Revolt,
establishment of Mandates after the war
Terms: Constantinople Agreement, Arab Revolt, Sharif Husayn,
Husayn-McMahon Correspondence, Sykes-Picot Agreement,
the Balfour Declaration, mandate, Conference of San Remo, Syrian General
Congress, Sharif Faysal, Sharif Abdallah.
The Struggle for
10. Feb 23 Authoritarian Reform in Turkey
RR: Gelvin, pp. 189-192; from a Rowan
computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/1601123
and
read pp. 381-400 from Suna Kili’s
article, “Kemalism in Contemporary Turkey,” International Political Science Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, Political Ideology: Its
Impact on Contemporary Political Transformations (1980); study the map
of the Treaty of Sevres, at http://www.hri.org/docs/sevres/map1.html
and the Treaty of Lausanne, http://www.hri.org/docs/lausanne/turkey.gif.
DT: Establishment of
Terms: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,
Treaty of Sevres, Treaty of
11. Feb 25 Authoritarian Reform in Iran
RR: Gelvin, pp. 192-196, 282-285 and
documents, pp. 317-319; from a Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/4310304
and read pp. 313-326 of Nikki Keddie’s
article, “Class
Structure and Political Power in Iran since 1796,” Iranian Studies, Vol.
11, No. 1/4, State and Society in Iran (1978).
DT: Reza Khan’s policies, the Mossadegh
period, Muhammad Reza Shah’s policies
Terms: Reza Khan, Pahlavi Dynasty, Muhammad Reza Shah, majlis, Muhammad Mossadegh,
Tudeh Party,White
Revolution, Ali Shariati.
12. Mar 2 The British and
French Mandates Email
Research Paper Topic and Research Question by midnight
RR: Gelvin, pp. 186-189, 223-225, 231-237; from a
Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283807
and read pp. 42-47 of Yossi Olmert’s
“A False
Dilemma? Syria and Lebanon's Independence during the Mandatory Period,” Middle
Eastern Studies, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul., 1996); go to http://books.google.com/books?id=easK2KFwWssC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=comparison+of+british+and+french+mandates+in+syria+lebanon+and+iraq+author:p-sluglett&source=bl&ots=FUljbosje-&sig=0ddt86qyfAMop177iZFgv9lf3bY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA120,M1
and read pp. 120-127 of Peter Sluglett’s article,
“The Mandates: Some Reflections on the Nature of the British Presence in Iraq
(1914-1932) and the French Presence in Syria (1918-1946),” in The British
and French Mandates in Historical Perspective, edited by Nadine Meouchy, et. al. (
DT: Struggle for independence, government and economy during the
Mandate period
Terms: Mandate, Saad Zaghlul,
Wafd Party, Greater Lebanon, National Bloc, Faysal.
13. Mar 4 Zionism, the Mandate for Palestine, and the
Creation of Israel
RR: Gelvin, pp. 206-215 and documents, pp.
217-220; go to http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/a8c17fca1b8cf5338525691b0063f769/$FILE/gapal03.pdf
and read “Arab Case for Palestine” (9/29/1947) OR go to http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/a62f2fe8807066038525691b00658f74/$FILE/gapal04.pdf
and read “The Jewish Agency for Palestine,” (2/10/1947); then go to http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/un/res181.htm
and read General Assembly Resolution 181.
DT: Emergence of Zionism,
Terms: Zionism, Theodor Herzl, Basel Conference, aliya,
Jewish Agency, Histadrut, UNSCOP, UN Resolution 181, nakba
14. Mar 9 Gamal ‘Abd al-Nasser and Arab Socialism
RR: Gelvin, pp. 225-229,
237-246 and documents, pp. 312-316; Bowen, pp. 360-365; go to http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=va2.document&identifier=EB2C02A7-ECAC-AFBD-48E6C544C577BDC3&sort=Collection&item=The%20Cold%20War%20in%20the%20Middle%20East
and “Memorandum of Conversation
between Soviet Ambassador to Egypt D.S. Solod and the Egyptian Prime Minister G. Nasser” (May 21,
1955).
DT: Establishment of military regimes, government and economy under Arab
socialism, human rights
Terms: Gamal ‘Abd al-Nasser, Free Officers, Suez War, pan-Arabism, Ba’th Party, UAR.
15. Mar 11 MIDTERM
The
16. March 23 Social and Economic Changes Research Proposal and Bibliography due
RR: Bowen, pp. 9-11, 83-91, 155-168, 180-188, 199-207, 246-256, 262-265,
274-275, photos, pp. 306-319
DT: Social continuity and change; economic developments
17. Mar 25 Gender Relations
RR: Bowen, pp. 13-17, 24-35, 53-77, 93-120, 169-179, 371-376, photos, pp.
42-52
DT: Dating, marriage, sexuality
Terms: harim, hijab
18. March 30 Oil and U.S. Policy in the Middle East
RR: Gelvin, pp. 247-268; go to http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1957eisenhowerdoctrine.html
and read “The Eisenhower Doctrine on the Middle East: A Message to Congress,
Jan 5, 1957” and to http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1957tass-eisenhower.html
and read “TASS: Statement on the Eisenhower Doctrine,” Jan 14, 1957.
DT: production and control of oil in the ME, development of US interests
in the ME, US policies in the ME, Eisenhower Doctrine
Terms: rentier state, ARAMCO, OPEC, NATO,
neoconservatives, Eisenhower doctrine
19. April 1 The Arab-Israeli Conflict from 1948
RR: Gelvin, pp. 271-281 and documents, pp.
316-317; Bowen, 78-82, 209-226; go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcmHvczBGqg&feature=relatedand
watch the video on Hamas TV (if the link doesn’t work, go to You Tube and
search “Hamas TV Mickey Mouse teaches Islamic Supremacism”)
DT: Development of State of Israel, 1967 War, development of PLO, debate
over occupied territories, life in occupied territories, peace efforts, current
events
Terms: David Ben Gurion,
Security Resolution 242, PLO, West Bank,
20. Apr 6 Islamist Resurgence
RR: Gelvin, pp. 294-303 and pp. 320-322; Bowen,
pp. 151-154, 227-238
DT: Increasing support for Islamist movements from the 1970s, ideas and
activities of Islamist groups, variety of Islamist groups, return of the “veil”
Terms: Hasan al-Banna, Muslim Brotherhood, Sayyid
Qutb, jahiliyya, hijab, tarbiya, da`wa
21. April 8 The Iranian Revolution
RR: Gelvin, pp. 285-292 and documents pp.
319-320; from a Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/1046384
and read pp. 91-95 of Marvin Zonis, “ The Rule of the Clerics
in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Annals of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, Vol. 482, Changing Patterns of Power in the
Middle East (Nov., 1985); then read Bowen, pp. 136-149, 284-289.
DT: Success of Iranian Revolution, structure and policies of Iranian
government, impact of legal changes on women.
Terms: Ayatollah Khomeini, Velayat-e Faqih, Council of Guardians, tamkin,
nafaka, mahr, chador.
22. April 13 Authoritarian Rule in Syria and
Iraq
RR: From a Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/1148713 and read pp. 6-9 (“Elusive
Legitimacy”) of “The Need for
Arab Democracy,” Muhammad
Muslih, Augustus
Richard Norton, Foreign Policy, No. 83 (Summer, 1991); then
go to http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28199112%2996%3A5%3C1396%3ATBPRAM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L
and read pp. 1404-1407 of “The Baath Party:
Rise and Metamorphosis,” by John F. Devlin, The American
Historical Review, Vol. 96, No. 5. (Dec., 1991); then go to http://www.meforum.org/article/171
and read “
(Spring 2002).
DT: Ba’th party, comparison of authoritarian
rule in
Terms: Ba’th, Alawis, Hafiz al-Assad, Saddam Hussein, Tikritis, RCC
23. April 15 Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War Research Paper Outline Due
RR: From a Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/3012199
and read “Checkmate in the Gulf War,” Ghassan Salameh and Diane
James, MERIP Reports, No. 125/126 (Jul. - Sep., 1984); from a Rowan computer, go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/2620827
of “The Gulf War and Its Aftermath: First Reflections,” Fred Halliday, International
Affairs 67, No. 2 (Apr., 1991); go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/,
click on "an oral history," and read at least one interview from each
of the following categories: “The Decision Makers,” “The Commanders,” “The
Iraqis.”
DT: Causes and consequences of Iran-Iraq War, invasion of
Terms: Iran-Iraq War, Shatt al-Arab, Operation Desert Shield,
Operation Desert Storm, Kurds
24 Apr 20 al-Qaeda and 9/11
RR: Go to http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07272007/alqaeda.html
and read “A Brief History of al-Qaeda,”; go to http://www.jstor.org/stable/4147572,
and read “al-Qaeda” by Jason Burke, Foreign Policy, No. 142 (May - Jun.,
2004); then go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/fatwa_1996.html
and read bin Laden’s "Declaration of War against the Americans
Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places" (1996) and http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/fatwa_1998.html
and 1998 fatwa.
DT: Development and structure of al-Qaeda, ideology of Osman bin Laden
Terms: al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam,
Mujahadeen, Afghan Arabs, Taliban, Fatwa
25. Apr 22
RR: Gelvin, pp. 268-270; Go to http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/iraqwar.html,
http://usiraq.procon.org/, and http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html
to locate and read information on assigned topics about the Iraq War.
DT: Debate over
26. Apr 27 Post Khomeini Iran and the Shi’i
Revival
RR: Gelvin, pp. 294-295; go to http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20060701faessay85405/vali-nasr/when-the-shiites-rise.html?mode=print
and read Vali Nasr’s article, “When the Shiites
Rise,” Foreign Affairs (July/August 2006); go to http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/a/mahmoud_ahmadinejad/index.html,
read the brief biography of Ahmadinejad and any
article you find interesting.
DT: Policies of Ahmadinejad, impact of Iraq
War on Sunni-Shi`i relations
Terms: Muhammad Khatemi, Ayatollah Khamenei, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah.
27. April 29 Technological Change
RR: Gelvin, pp. 304-312; Bowen, pp. 300-304, 320-348, go
to http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/06/05/6-new-dazzling-dubai-developments.html
and read “Six new Dazzling Dubai Developments,” Kevin Whitelaw, U.S. News
and World Report (June 5, 2008); then go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/18/artificial-beach-dubai-environment
and read “Chilling Developments in Dubai,” Leo Hickman, The Guardian (18
Dec 2008).
DT: Impact of globalization on the ME,
democratization in the ME, impact of television, technology, Internet
Terms:
28. May 4 Review, Contemporary Events RESEARCH PAPER DUE at the beginning of class
RR: Go to http://www.world-newspapers.com/east.html,
and read at least 3 articles in different newspapers about an assigned
topic.
DT: Current events
