HIS 290 - History of the Islamic World II

Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017

This course explores the historical development of Muslim societies from roughly 1500 CE to the present. We will develop a nuanced understanding of cultural, intellectual, spiritual, political and economic themes important to the contemporary Muslim world in its global context, through studying primary texts in translation, visual arts and contemporary scholarship.

Considered a World History.

Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology minors.