GLOBAL HISTORY, THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

12 CFU - 1° e 2° semestre

Docenti titolari dell'insegnamento

GIUSEPPA DI GREGORIO - Modulo GLOBAL HISTORY - M-STO/04 - 6 CFU
AGATA DANIELA MELFA - Modulo THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - SPS/13 - 6 CFU

Prerequisiti richiesti

GLOBAL HISTORY
The student will demonstrate knowledge of procedures historic relationship between Europe and the Mediterranean region. After completing this module, students will be able to develop analytical skills and develop draft study of historical processes relating to the relationship between Europe / West and the Mediterranean region, according to the tools and methodologies of contemporary history.
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Conoscenze storiche e geografiche di base del Nord Africa e del Medio Oriente, nonchè elementi introduttivi sull'islam necessari a inquadrare i processi esaminati.

Frequenza lezioni

GLOBAL HISTORY
Tuesday 9,00/12,00

Compulsory attendance.
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Obbligatoria

Contenuti del corso

GLOBAL HISTORY
Empires - Imperialism - Decolonisation - Nationalism - Nation states –Politics and Religion – European Union Foreign Policy - Migration – Human Rights .
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Il corso ripercorre le principali tappe della storia del Medio Oriente e del Nord Africa dall'invasione francese dell'Egitto (1798) alla fine del XX secolo. Gli sviluppi a livello locale e regionale saranno messi in relazione ai processi globali e particolare attenzione sarà data ai temi della "modernizzazione difensiva" e dell'imperialismo, dei movimenti nazionali e della costruzione dello Stato-nazione, delle ideologie politiche come panarabismo, islamismo, socialismo.

Testi di riferimento

GLOBAL HISTORY
Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
James L. Gelvin, The Modern Middle East. A History, New York-Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011 (3rd edition).

Altro materiale didattico

THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2018/courses/10581/

Programmazione del corso

GLOBAL HISTORY
	Argomenti	Riferimenti testi
1	¥ Empires - Imperialism - Decolonisation - Nationalism - Nation states –Politics and Religion – European Union Foreign Policy - Migration – Human Rights .	Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
	Argomenti	Riferimenti testi
1	The process of state and nation building
2	Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood
3	Nasser's regime and ideology (Socialism, Pan-Arabism, anti-imperialism)
4	Libya from Idris to Qadhafi
5	The civil war in Algeria
6	Neocolonialism and anti-imperialist polices
7	The Arab-Israel conflict
8	The Iranian Revolution
9	Sadat's Egypt

Verifica dell'apprendimento

MODALITÀ DI VERIFICA DELL'APPRENDIMENTO

GLOBAL HISTORY
Oral Exams
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates. The final exam will also count towards overall assessment.

PROVE IN ITINERE

THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates.

PROVE DI FINE CORSO

THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
An oral exam is scheduled at end of the course. Each students is expected to be prepared on the subjects dealt with during the class hours.

ESEMPI DI DOMANDE E/O ESERCIZI FREQUENTI

THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
What did the nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 represent for the Middle East and Western Powers?

Describe the main measures implemented by neo-independent states in order to get rid of European influence.

When did political Islam emerge in the Muslim world? What are the internal and international causes that contributed to its rise? What are its main trends?

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