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Oct 31, 2024
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2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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IS 130 Modern Mediterranean World (also listed as HS 130 )
This course enables students to become knowledgeable about the geopolitically strategic as well as social-cultural importance of the Mediterranean region, both historically and in the modern era. Students learn about the strategic waterways, land, and air routes, the Suez Canal, and the nature of war and peace and how the conflicts in the region have affected global peace, stability and security. The course examines the Arab-Israeli conflict, the impact of immigration and migration into the European Union, trade patterns, and cultural, ethnic, religious, and linguistic identities and how they affect regional relations.
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