The aims of the module are to understand and dissect the causes and consequences of key conflicts in the Modern Middle East from 1914 to the present. Seminar topics include the Middle East campaigns of the First World War, the Suez Crisis, the Arab-Israeli wars, the Gulf Wars, the Peace Process, the Arab Spring and the war on ISIS. Within the sessions the causation of conflict, military effectiveness and outcomes will be considered. The role of diplomacy in starting and ending wars is also reviewed. The differing perspectives of belligerents are analysed in conjunction with changing interpretations in the historiography.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
analyse and critically appraise key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny
analyse and critically evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material
critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration
summarise, synthesise and evaluate the subject material in a sophisticated written form
