Cynthia Shawamreh : Courses and Seminars
Law, Politics, Economics, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
LAWS 80902
This seminar will provide an overview of the dramatic changes to the legal and political systems in the Middle East from the 19th century to the present, and the economic underpinnings of those changes. We will explore how these trends and their backlash have shaped the modern Middle East. This seminar intends to offer students a deeper understanding of the context of current events.
Autumn 2011
Cynthia Shawamreh