The United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
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This course is a narrative history of U.S. political involvement in the Middle East from World War I to the present day. Presented from an historian’s perspective, it is meant to strengthen your ability to place today’s events into historical context, evaluate what is most likely to happen next, and understand those oncoming events when they do occur.
Topics covered include:
- the Arab-Israeli conflict
- superpower rivalry
- decolonization and Arab nationalism
- Islamic revivalism
- the background and meaning of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The lectures also examine how the different agendas of Arabs, Iranians, Turks, Jews, Kurds, and other groups have affected their relationships with the United States.
 Write a Review of The United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
LOLDavid, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: LOLDavid
from Los Angeles, California
I was only able to get Part II of this Teaching Company Course from the library, but I was able to catch up and understand this clear and intelligent look at the history of America and the Middle East in the 20th Century.
Professor Yaqub attempts to provide the conflicts and attempts at peace from all points of view including moderate and fundamentalist views from Arabs, Iranians, Turks, Jews, and Kurds, and also disputes within U.S. Presidential cabinets. He brings in the complexities of oil and the Cold War, which further embedded America in the region, and forced the U.S. to often make contradictory allegiances to defend our agenda there.
Of course this course doesn’t end on a very happy note with September 11th reminding us that the struggles in the Middle East are far from over, but Yaqub does give us a final asside of hope as he emphasizes that the majority of both sides of the conflicts in the Middle East do share the same values of freedom, self-determination, and security, and that if we can only universalize our application of these values, then we may still be able establish peace and stability in the region.
- Published:
2002
- Number Of Lectures:
24
- Lecture Time:
30 Min.
- University:
University of Chicago
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
T002753
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