The Middle East is both a stimulating and captivating topic that is vital to ascertain and absorb in modern society. Beginning in the year 395, this comprehensive course transports you to the conflict-torn and complex Middle East, where you relive its vibrant history and politics. As you unravel this arena of confrontation and instability, you will gain a unique perspective into this region’s complexities and understand how it affects the lives of its inhabitants and, ultimately, the global population. Through the intensely researched text that include valuable maps and glossaries, the author painstakingly presents the subject matter in a simplified manner that is easy to comprehend.
This in-depth study provides a solid foundation for the intricacies and intrigue of the Middle East. It is essential knowledge for anyone wanting to understand this region better. Analysis of its historical and political evolution, key materials include a valuable mix of the issues that continue to influence, challenge, and plague the region. These topics include religion, culture, economics, government, population, ethnicity, gender equality, education, urbanization, refugees, labor, war, human rights, oil, water resources, and the environment. Many of these subjects are evolving and remain unsolved sometimes causing turbulence that result in global headlines.
The roots of the Middle East’s global significance go deeper than oil, strategy, and political conflict. The only thing sure is that it will continue to fascinate the world as daily challenges and change gain momentum and become the norm. This course builds to an understanding and appreciation of the region’s past; pages of the modern Middle East are brought to life with such vibrancy that you will be anxious to share these dynamic and thought-provoking topics with your students.
This course is applicable towards the following certificate:
*Contemporary World History and Politics
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