HIST 214 - Economic History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS

This course examines the economic history of countries in the MENA region, including Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century to the present. It follows their experiences of ‘great transformations’ of the world. We look at how societies in this region became peripheries of European economies under colonialism, and subsequently, how they experienced socialist regimes, managed their oil, and are now living through market economy reforms. Enrollment limit: 30.
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd