Об этом курсе: This course will discuss the developments in the Middle East from the early 20th century to the present. It will discuss the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics. It will also focus on the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context. Please note that this course builds upon a previous course - The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I Learn about the history of the Middle East for a deeper understanding of current regional developments!
Автор: Тель-Авивский университет
Преподаватели: Professor Asher Susser, Senior Research Fellow
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
| Выполнение | 3-4 hours/week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
WEEK 1
Independence and revolutionary politics in the Arab world
14 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: V. Arab Independence and Revolution
- Видео: 5.1.1 Egypt: Crisis and Revolution - Part 1
- Видео: 5.1.2 Egypt: Crisis and Revolution - Part 2
- Видео: 5.2.1 Iraq from the Overthrow of the Hashemites to Saddam Hussein - Part 1
- Видео: 5.2.2 Iraq from the Overthrow of the Hashemites to Saddam Hussein - Part 2
- Видео: 5.3.1 Syria's Prolonged Instability - Part 1
- Видео: 5.3.2 Syria's Prolonged Instability - Part 2
- Видео: 5.4.1 Lebanon's Civil Wars - Part 1
- Видео: 5.4.2 Lebanon's Civil Wars - Part 2
- Видео: 5.5. The Surprising Stability of the Arab Monarchies
- Видео: 5.5.1.1 The Surprising Stability of the Arab Monarchies: Jordan - Part 1
- Видео: 5.5.1.2 The Surprising Stability of the Arab Monarchies: Jordan - Part 2
- Видео: 5.5.2 The Surprising Stability of the Arab Monarchies: Saudi Arabia
- Видео: 5.6 The Arab Cold War
- Reading: Suggested Readings
- Reading: Lecture Transcript
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
WEEK 2
The beginnings of the Arab-Israeli conflict
15 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: 6.1 Introduction: Contexts and Discourse
- Видео: 6.2 Early Zionism
- Видео: 6.3.1 Initial Arab Resistance - Part 1
- Видео: 6.3.2 Initial Arab Resistance - Part 2
- Видео: 6.4.1 The Arab Rebellion and the Jewish Response - Part 1
- Видео: 6.4.2 The Arab Rebellion and the Jewish Response - Part 2
- Видео: 6.4.3 The Arab Rebellion and the Jewish Response - Part 3
- Видео: 6.5 The Impact of World War II
- Видео: 6.6 The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
- Видео: 6.7.1 Partition and the First Phase of War - Part 1
- Видео: 6.7.2 Partition and the First Phase of War - Part 2
- Видео: 6.8 The Second Phase of the 1948 War
- Видео: 6.9.1 The Narratives of the 1948 War - Part 1
- Видео: 6.9.2 The Narratives of the 1948 War - Part 2
- Видео: 6.9.3 The Narratives of the 1948 War - Part 3
- Reading: Suggested Readings
- Reading: Lecture Transcript
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
WEEK 3
The escalation and de-escalation of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1948 to 1973
11 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: 7.1.1 From 1949 to the Suez War - Part 1
- Видео: 7.1.2 From 1949 to the Suez War - Part 2
- Видео: 7.1.3 From 1949 to the Suez War - Part 3
- Видео: 7.2.1 The Revival of the Palestinian Identity - Part 1
- Видео: 7.2.2 The Revival of the Palestinian Identity - Part 2
- Видео: 7.3.1 The Deterioration to War in 1967 - Part 1
- Видео: 7.3.2 The Deterioration to War in 1967 - Part 2
- Видео: 7.3.3 The Deterioration to War in 1967 - Part 3
- Видео: 7.4 The Palestinian Struggle from Jordan
- Видео: 7.5 Black September
- Видео: 7.6 The War of Attrition, 1968-70
- Reading: Suggested Readings
- Reading: Lecture Transcript
Оцениваемый: Week 3 Quiz
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
WEEK 4
The escalation and de-escalation of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1973 to the present
13 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: 8.1.1 The October Surprise - Part 1
- Видео: 8.1.2 The October Surprise - Part 2
- Видео: 8.2.1 The Egyptian-Israeli Peace - Part 1
- Видео: 8.2.2 The Egyptian-Israeli Peace - Part 2
- Видео: 8.3 The PLO and the 1982 War in Lebanon
- Видео: 8.4.1 The First Palestinian Intifada - Part 1
- Видео: 8.4.2 The First Palestinian Intifada - Part 2
- Видео: 8.5.1 The Oslo Accords - Part 1
- Видео: 8.5.2 The Oslo Accords - Part 2
- Видео: 8.6 The Jordanian-Israeli Peace
- Видео: 8.7.1 Camp David, 2000 - Part 1
- Видео: 8.7.2 Camp David, 2000 - Part 2
- Видео: 8.8 Unilateral Disengagement and Further Negotiations
- Reading: Suggested Readings
- Reading: Lecture Transcript
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
WEEK 5
The Middle East from 1967 to the present including the Arab Spring
14 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: 9.1.1 The Post-1967 Middle East: The Victory of State Interest - Part 1
- Видео: 9.1.2 The Post-1967 Middle East: The Victory of State Interest - Part 2
- Видео: 9.2 The Islamic Revival
- Видео: 9.2.1.1 The Islamic Revival in Egypt, Syria and Iraq - Part 1
- Видео: 9.2.1.2 The Islamic Revival in Egypt, Syria and Iraq - Part 2
- Видео: 9.2.2 The Examples of Jordan, Algeria and the Palestinians
- Видео: 9.3.1.1 The "Arab Spring": Modernity and Tradition - Part 1
- Видео: 9.3.1.2 The "Arab Spring": Modernity and Tradition - Part 2
- Видео: 9.3.2.1 The "Arab Spring": Egypt and Tunisia - Part 1
- Видео: 9.3.2.2 The "Arab Spring": Syria, Jordan, Yemen and Libya - Part 2
- Видео: 9.4.1 The Non-Arab Countries - The Republic of Turkey : From WWII to the Present
- Видео: 9.4.2.1 The Non-Arab Countries - Iran: From the Pahlavi Dynasty to the Islamic Republic - Part 1
- Видео: 9.4.2.2 The Non-Arab Countries - Iran: From the Pahlavi Dynasty to the Islamic Republic - Part 2
- Видео: 9.5 Concluding Overview
- Reading: Suggested Readings
- Reading: Lecture Transcript
Оцениваемый: Final Test
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Тель-Авивский университет
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is Israel's largest institution of higher learning – with over 30,000 students and more than 125 schools and departments in nine faculties. Global in outlook and impact, it is consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities, as well as the top 20 institutions in terms of scientific citations. A spirit of openness and innovation is evident in all of TAU's teaching and research activities, breaking down barriers between disciplines, and boldly striving to address the twenty-first century's most pressing challenges.
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great brief info
Both course are well organized, informative and attention catching.
Both part 1 and 2 are great courses and can be recommended, to anyone who wishes for a deeper understanding of the underlying events that have led to the Middle East we see today.
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Excelente curso, dictado de manera espléndida por el Dr. Susser, quien deshebra de manera clara y precisa los problemas que acontecen en el Medio Oriente. Muchas gracias al Dr. Susser por compartir sus conocimientos.