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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HS 211 The Modern Middle East

(4 Credits)
(also listed as PS 212 )

This survey of the history, culture, religion, and politics of the region in the modern era includes study of the growth of nationalism and the creation of sovereign states, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian problem, war, terrorism, and the impact of foreign powers.