History of International Relations in the Middle East 2100-MON-HSMB-OG

1. The Middle East as an international region.
2. Arabs and the Arab world - history and present.
3. The role of Turkey in the region - history and the present
4. Pan-Arabism, pan-Islamism and Muslim fundamentalism - genesis and evolution.
5. The importance of World War I for the geopolitical shape of the region.
6. Colonialism in the Middle East region.
7. World War II and its consequences for the region. Cold War rivalry in the region.
8. The genesis of the Arab-Jewish conflict. Zionism.
9. Arab-Israeli conflicts.
10. Israeli-Arab peace process - achievements and barriers.
11. Iran and its role in the region - the importance of the 1978/1979 revolution.
12. The Persian Gulf Wars.
13. Arab Spring and its meaning
14. Post-Cold War international order in the region.

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

The aim of the course is to show - from a historical perspective - the basic processes shaping the political, social, cultural and religious image of the contemporary Middle East. The phenomena and processes taking place mainly in the period after World War I (the fall of the Ottoman Empire) to the present day will be presented.

Course coordinators

Jerzy Zdanowski

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should know the most important processes and phenomena that shaped the international system in the Middle East region in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the role and importance of individual regional and extra-regional actors in these processes.
He should be able to critically analyze the events and phenomena taking place in the region.

Assessment criteria

Essay.

Practical placement

Not applicable.

Bibliography

1. A. Chojnowski, J. Tomaszewski, Izrael, Warszawa 2003
2. J. Danecki, Arabowie, Warszawa 2001
3. D. Kołodziejczyk, Turcja, Warszawa 2000
4. A. Krasnowolska, Historia Iranu, Wrocław 2010
5. A. Hourani, Historia Arabów, Gdańsk 1995
6. P. Johnson, Historia Żydów, Kraków 2004
7. B. Lewis, Muzułmański Bliski Wschód, Gdańsk 2003
8. D. Madeyska, Historia współczesna świata arabskiego, Warszawa 2008
9. D. Madeyska. Liban, Warszawa 2003
10. Rocznik Strategiczny (kolejne tomy), Warszawa 1996-2020
11. A. Raymond, Kair, Warszawa 2005
12. J.-P. Roux, Historia Turków, Gdańsk 2003
13. B. Wróblewski, Jordania, Warszawa 2011
14. J.Zdanowski, Bliski Wschód 2011: bunt czy rewolucja?, Kraków 2011
15. J. Zdanowski, Historia Arabii Wschodniej, Wrocław 2004
16. J. Zdanowski, Historia Bliskiego Wschodu w XX wieku Wrocław 2010
17. J. Zdanowski, Stosunki międzynarodowe na Bliskim Wschodzie w XX wieku, Kraków 2012

Additional information

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