History of Modern Turkey
Seminar
International Locations
Course Description
Social, political and cultural history of Modern Turkey from the last decades of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century until Today. Themes include transformation from a multi-national empire to a national republic; Islam, secularism and radical modernism; military, bureaucracy and democratic experience; economic development, underdevelopment and class; Istanbul, Ankara and provincial Turkey; socialism, conservatism(s), and Kurdish challenge; Turkey in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia; geopolitics and Turkey's relation with the US and Russia; rise of populist authoritarianism and democratic opposition
OSPISTAN 15
Units: 4
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Typically Offered
Not Available
Grading Basis
Letter (ABCD/NP)
Class Level
Undergraduate
Instructional Mode
In Person
Gen Ed Requirement(s)
None