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B000180 - HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Suggested readings
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Type of Assessment
Academic Year 2021-22
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Political and Social Sciences (DSPS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
SPS/06 - HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
42
Teaching Term
20/09/2021 ⇒ 10/12/2021
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
Course Content
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
English and Italian
Course Content
Monographic course on Turkey, from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to current affairs. Specific attention will be devoted to Kurdish history and presence in Turkey.
Teaching is partially in Italian and partially in English.
Teaching is partially in Italian and partially in English.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Zurcher, "Porta d'Oriente. Una storia della Turchia dal Settecento a oggi", 2016. From Part 2 to the end of the volume
Learning Objectives
To enable students to acquire an ability to use this knowledge to interpret the socio-political evolution of Turkey and the determinants of the relationship between the central authorities and the Kurdish minority. Also acquire an articulate knowledge of the political and social developments in Turkey from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day.
Prerequisites
Some knowledge of International History and Middle Eastern History and Politics at undergraduate level
Teaching Methods
Frontal and blended teaching. Powerpoint presentations. External speakers will be invited, both from Florence University and from third institutions.
Further information
None
Type of Assessment
Oral Exam. Students can give the exam in Italian or English.
Students should show: knowledge of the course topics and ability to organize and present this knowledge with the correct use of language and glossary specific of the field; the ability to critically analyze the issues which are relevant for the field; the ability to use the knowledge to interpret the evolution of Turkey politics and society and the determinants of relations between the central government and the Kurdish minority.
For more details please check the Moodle page of this course
Students should show: knowledge of the course topics and ability to organize and present this knowledge with the correct use of language and glossary specific of the field; the ability to critically analyze the issues which are relevant for the field; the ability to use the knowledge to interpret the evolution of Turkey politics and society and the determinants of relations between the central government and the Kurdish minority.
For more details please check the Moodle page of this course