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The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - POS370/POS670 Spring 2026
Course
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Ebru Akcasu
For information about registration please contact our admissions.
Here is the course outline:
1. Session 1: Introduction to the background of the Modern Middle East
Feb 1
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2. Session 2: At the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century
Feb 8
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3. Session 3: A "New Order," Part I: Ottoman Reform
Feb 15
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4. Session 4: A "New Order," Part II: Qajar Reform
Feb 22
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5. Session 5: Absolutism and Constitutionalism, Part I: the Ottoman Case
Mar 1
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6. Session 6: Absolutism and Constitutionalism, Part II: the Qajar Case
Mar 8
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7. Session 7: The Periphery: The Arab and Balkan Provinces
Mar 15
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8. Session 8: The Periphery, Part II: the Balkans
Mar 29
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9. Session 9: Mid-Term Exam
Apr 5
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10. Session 10: Nations and Nationalism
Apr 12
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11. Session 11: Women and Modernity
Apr 19
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12. Session 12: Intellectuals without Borders
Apr 26
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13. Session 13: World War I and Post-War Realities
May 3
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