New fall History Course GVPT students may find of interest

The History Department would like to announce an additional course offering for this fall that might be of interest to students in your department.  Dr. Peter Wien will be offering HIST 419G, "Iraq: From the Origins of the Modern State to the Current Crisis."  This course would be perfect for any students interested in the Middle East or who would like a better handle on current events in the region. A description of the course is found below.  The course has been added to Testudo and has no prerequisites. 

"HIST 419G: Iraq: From the Origins of the Modern State to the Current Crisis
The course provides an overview of the history of the modern state of Iraq from its inception in the context of World War I to the present day. The focus is on the difficulties of state formation in a highly diverse society, on political, social and economic developments, and on how they gained shape in the context of the broader Middle East region. Key concepts, to which we will refer in our inquiry, will be colonialism, Arab nationalism, and political Islam. The course is designed to provide historical background for a better understanding of current events. We will therefore consider constantly the relevance of historiography for the present, and track contemporary developments."