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HIST 105C Survey of Middle East, 500 to Present: 1700 to Present

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Lecture, Three Hours; Discussion, One Hour (when Scheduled). Designed For Juniors/seniors. Background And Circumstances Of Rise Of Islam, Creation Of Islamic Empire, And Its Development. Rise Of Dynastic Successor States And Modern Nation States. Social, Intellectual, Political, And Economic Development. P/np Or Letter Grading.

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HIST 109B Palestine, Zionism, and Evolution of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Lecture, Three Hours; Discussion, One Hour (when Scheduled). Designed For Juniors/seniors. Examination Of Origins Of Arab-israeli Dispute From Mid-19th Century Through Founding Of State Of Israel And Expulsion/flight Of Three Quarters Of Million Palestinians From Their Homes. Exploration Of Social History Of Palestine Up To Zionist Colonization, Origins Of Zionism And Palestinian Nationalism, Varieties Of Zionism, Zionism And Colonialism, Seminal Events And Their Consequent Symbolic Connotations "great Revolt" And 1948 Nakba (disaster), Construction Of National Consensus In Israel, 1967 And Its Aftermath, Intifada, And Redefinition Of Conflict As Result Of Oslo. P/np Or Letter Grading.

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HIST 111C Topics in Middle Eastern History: Modern

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Lecture, Three Hours; Discussion, One Hour (when Scheduled). Designed For Juniors/seniors. Middle East Underwent Widespread Social, Economic, And Cultural Changes During 19th Century That Propelled Society, At Least Portions Of Society And Aspects Of Its Social/cultural Life, In Entirely New Direction. Examination Of Those Changes To Understand Exactly What Modernity Meant For Region. May Be Repeated For Maximum Of 16 Units With Topic And/or Instructor Change. P/np Or Letter Grading.

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HIST 189HC Honors Contracts

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Tutorial, Three Hours. Limited To Students In College Honors Program. Designed As Adjunct To Upper Division Lecture Course. Individual Study With Lecture Course Instructor To Explore Topics In Greater Depth Through Supplemental Readings, Papers, Or Other Activities. May Be Repeated For Maximum Of 4 Units. Individual Honors Contract Required. Honors Content Noted On Transcript. Letter Grading.

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HIST 19 Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars

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Seminar, One Hour. Discussion Of And Critical Thinking About Topics Of Current Intellectual Importance, Taught By Faculty Members In Their Areas Of Expertise And Illuminating Many Paths Of Discovery At Ucla. P/np Grading.

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