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Course: History and culture of the modern Middle East 2

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Course title History and culture of the modern Middle East 2
Course code KBS/KMB2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Záhořík Jan, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. History of Egypt 2. History of Libya 3. History of Algeria 4. History of Tunisa 5. History of Morocco 6. General history of the Arabian Peninsula in the 19th century 7. History of Kuwait and Bahrain 8. History of Qatar and UAE 9. History of Oman and Yemen 10. History of Saudi Arabia 11. History of Iraq 12. History of Iran

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students are able to elaborate in detail various themes from history and culture of Middle East in 20th century. They have deeper knowledge of given phenomena or societal processes of the era. They analyze in relevant contexts problems such as modernization of ME, globalization in ME, migration, ideologies and its relation to religions, education in ME, character of modern art and so on.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Cleveland, William; Bunton, Martin. A History of the Modern Middle East. Boulder: Westview Press, 2009.
  • Čejka, Marek. Izrael a Palestina : minulost, současnost a směřování blízkovýchodního konfliktu. Brno : Centrum strategických studií, 2005. ISBN 80-903333-9-7.
  • Durman, Karel. Blízký východ ve světové politice 1918-1959. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství politické literatury, 1966.
  • Gombár, Eduard. Dramatický půlměsíc : Sýrie, Libye a Irán v procesu transformace. Praha : Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0370-5.
  • Gombár, Eduard. Kmeny a klany v arabské politice. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0895-2.
  • Halliday, Fred. The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Hefner, Robert (ed.). The New Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 6. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Hourani, Albert, Khoury Philip, Wilson Mary (eds.). The Modern Middle East: A Reader. London: I.B.Tauris, 2004.
  • Kamrava, Mehran. The Modern Middle East: A Political History Since the First World War. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011.
  • Lewis, Bernard. Dějiny Blízkého východu. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1997. ISBN 80-7106-191-3.
  • Schulze, Reinhard. Dějiny islámského světa ve 20. století. Brno : Atlantis, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7108-284-2.
  • Soliman, Mounira. Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa: A Postcolonial Outlook. London: Routledge, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Near Eastern Studies (15-5) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 08.11.2024 23:52. Data created for academic year 2024/2025