Online Course
The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II
Tel Aviv University via Coursera
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Overview
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Please note that this course builds upon a previous course - The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I (https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-middle-east-1/home/welcome)
Learn about the history of the Middle East for a deeper understanding of current regional developments!
Syllabus
-Independence and revolutionary politics in the Arab world
WEEK 2
-The beginnings of the Arab-Israeli conflict
WEEK 3
-The escalation and de-escalation of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1948 to 1973
WEEK 4
-The escalation and de-escalation of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1973 to the present
WEEK 5
-The Middle East from 1967 to the present including the Arab Spring
Taught by
Asher Susser and Duygu Atlas
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Reviews
4.7 rating, based on 11 reviews
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Doris Smith completed this course, spending 3 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.
(This review applies equally to the two halves of the course. As an aside, I don't understand why the course was split in two. It's unnatural and unnecessary.) A fascinating overview of the history of the Middle East over the past two+ centuries (since... -
Anonymous completed this course.
I really enjoyed the course since all the topics were very well explained despite being quite complex topics. However, I noticed a certain bias in favor of Israel, something that, in my opinion, reduces slightly the credibility of the course -
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The course offers a comprehensive explanation about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab spring. Lots of information, critique of some current interpretations on the issues. Excellent course. -
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