Syllabus, Term 1

1. Bridging week: no seminar.
2. Where and What? Locating the 'Middle East'Link opens in a new window
3. The Imperial Eye: OrientalismLink opens in a new window
4. Crucible of Early Modern EmpiresLink opens in a new window
5. Upending the Strategic Map, I: Napoleon's Egyptian CampaignLink opens in a new window
6. Reading week
7. 'Pax Britannica'? Indirect Rule in the Persian GulfLink opens in a new window
8. Upending the Strategic Map, II: Muhammad Ali and the Eastern QuestionLink opens in a new window
9. Archaeology and Translatio Imperii: Empires Past and Present in Ottoman IraqLink opens in a new window
10. Centre or Periphery? The Globalizing Economy of the Middle EastLink opens in a new window