ANT 240 - Cultures of the Middle East

(3) GS

Ethnographic, historical and political survey of urban, peasant and nomadic cultures and their interrelationships in the Middle East. Islamic cultural and political history, colonialism, nationalism, and state formation, ethnic and religious minorities, gender, Islam and politics, urban life, social inequalities, social and political movements, globalization, youth cultures, everyday life, and contemporary issues. Graded ABCDE