| Title: | Arab Israeli Conflict |
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| Course Section Number: | PPE-238-03 |
| Department: | Philosophy, Politics, Economic |
| Description: | PPE-238-03 = PSC-240-01 Arab-Israeli Conflict. This course introduces students to the history, politics, and diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli conflict. We will begin by examining the conflict's historical origins, beginning in the late 19th Century. Students will understand how competing nationalisms - European Zionism and Arab nationalism - set the groundwork for what was to follow, and how British control following World War I exacerbated tensions between the two groups. The second half of the course will focus on what has transpired since Israel became an independent state in 1947. We will explore the causes and dynamics of the wars (1956, 1967, 1973, 2006) and uprisings (1987-1993, 2000-2005) that have occurred since, as well as efforts to make peace (1993, 2000, 2007) and why recent years have seen very little movement towards a resolution. In doing so, we will examine the role of the United States, Europe, other Middle Eastern countries, and the United Nations. Importantly, the course does not seek to determine which side or group is at fault for the existing state of affairs; rather, it aims to arrive at a common understanding of why the different actors thought and acted as they did. We will do so through by reading and analyzing primary source documents, speeches, interviews, literature, and films. Prerequisites: None. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 22, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 15, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/22/2019-12/15/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:40PM - 03:55PM, Baxter Hall, Room 212
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| Faculty: | Wells, Matthew |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 14 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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