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The history of the Middle East in the 20th century is so varied and complex that it defies easy explanations. Shifting borders, governmental overthrows, ethnic and nationalist tensions, and political and economic forces on the world stage all had a hand in shaping the course of Middle Eastern history. Ultimately, the story of this region--and its impact on the world--is one of people searching for self-determination, from the stumbling alliances after the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring uprisings. Taught by author and Arabist Professor Eamonn Gearon, these 24 lessons bring clarity to a convoluted region and linear organization to a multifaceted story

Course number 8394

Contains 24 lectures (approximately 30 min. each)

Instructor: Eamonn Gearon, Arabist and author

DVD

Closed-captioned

disc 1.

A Middle East crossroads in the year 1900 ; Constitutional revolts in Persia and Turkey ; World War I and the Ottoman Empire's fall ; Egyptian revolution and Turkish independence ; Monarchies of the 20th-century Middle East ; Muslim Brotherhood and its founder --

disc 2.

World War II fault lines in the Middle East ; European anti-semitism and Israel's birth ; How Nasser transformed Egypt and the world ; Suez Crisis and Cold War in the desert ; Algerian War of Independence ; Middle Eastern armies and coup d'états --

disc 3.

The 1967 Arab-Israeli War and its aftermath ; Arab oil embargo of 1973 ; Lebanon's civil war and rise of intolerance ; Terrorism, Islam, and Sayyid Qutb ; How 1979 transformed Iran, Egypt, and Iraq ; Iran-Iraq War and a decade of horrors --

disc 4.

First Gulf War in Kuwait ; A path through Oslo to Arab-Israeli détente ; US invasion of Iraq and its consequences ; Are democracy and Islam compatible? ; Taking stock of progress in the Middle East ; After the Arab Spring