Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 1, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 Prof. Gregory P. Nowell Dept. of Political Science, Milne 100 135 Western Ave - SUNY Albany NY 12222 518 442 5267 gnowell@albany.edu POS 479Z Call No. 7149 Politics of the Middle East MWF 11:30:00_AM-12:25:00_PM CH0151 Uptown office hours Monday 2:35-4:35 ; downtown Friday 3-5 p.m Book orders have been placed exclusively at Mary Jane Books, Quail & Western Final Exam date: Thursday May 14, 1-3 p.m. Paper due dates: 1 st (9 February, 4 March), 2 nd (15 April, 27 April) Course Books: Have been ordered exclusively at Mary Jane Books, at the corner of Quail and Western. Generally this will be your least expensive alternative. You may also order books via Internet, and prices vary considerably by vendor. Used books can be had at www.abebooks.com and other sources. Some packet materials will also be available there. A certain number of articles will be on the class web site and/or JSTOR. This is a writing intensive course. It fulfills the SUNY requirement of writing 25 pages with student reading and revision in the following manner: two ten-page papers, complete with bibliography and citations (even if it is only one book), each written and graded as first and second drafts. Students are not allowed to turn in only one draft. The remaining 5 pages will be fulfilled in the form of a written final essay exam. The academic objective of this course is to explore the political and social organization of the Middle East with an aim to understanding the material underpinnings of seemingly irrational tendencies. The main focus of the course will not be on the Arab-Israeli conflict but rather on such countries as Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Course grading. The course grade will be based on the two papers (nominally 30% of the grade each) and one final (nominally 40% of the grade plus adjustments due to attendance (see below) and subjective appreciation of such factors as class participation. Two drafts of each paper are required. Late paper policy: grade penalties apply for late papers. Absenteeism is handled in the following way: if you make it to every class, your grade is raised 10%. For everyone else, a grade is assigned on a curved basis with a steeply rising penalty for absenteeism beyond one full week of class. Medical illnesses should be documented and cleared through the dean s office. WEB SITE MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED, without it you will not be considered a member of the class. 1
Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 2, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 Week-by-week schedule Week 1 Wednesday 21 January, Friday 23 January. Class Introduction and Organization. Iran. Shuster, Strangling of Persia Chapter II, 35-49; VI, VII, VIII, 157-230; X, XI, 247-318 This book is available through Google books and has been ordered in the bookstore. A link to the book has been posted in the Yahoo groups section. Week 2 Monday 26 January, Wednesday 29 January, Friday 31 January Iran. Shuster, Strangling of Persia Chapter II, 35-49; VI, VII, VIII, 157-230; X, XI, 247-318 This book is available through Google books and has been ordered in the bookstore. A link to the book has been posted in the Yahoo groups section. Week 3 Monday 2 February, 2 February, 6 February Iran. Richards, Helmut (1975). America's Shah Shahanshah's Iran, MERIP Reports, No. 40. (September), pp. 3-26. Majd, Mohammad Gholi (2000) Small Landowners and Land Distribution in Iran, 1962-71, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1. (February), pp. 123-153. Floor, William M. (1980). The Revolutionary Character of the Iranian Ulama: Wishful Thinking or Reality? International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4. (Dec., 1980), pp. 501-524. These three articles are on JSTOR. FIRST PAPER TOPIC ASSIGNED MONDAY February 2nd Week 4 Monday 9 February, Wednesday 11 February, Friday 13 February Arabian Peninsula: World War I and the Division of the Arabian Peninsula Antonius Arab Awakening 61-125, 149-163 FIRST PAPER DUE MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY Week 5 WINTER BREAK 2009 (16, 18, 20 February) Week 6 Monday 23 February, Wednesday 25 February, Friday 27 February Arabian Peninsula 1 st DRAFT RETURNED W/O GRADE MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY Antonius, Arab Awakening 243-275, 325-412 Week 7 Monday 2 March, Wednesday 4 March, Friday 6 March - Saudi Arabia MONDAY MARCH 4: 2 nd draft of first paper due 2
Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 3, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 Vassiliev, 235-320, 321-353 Week 8 Monday 9 March, Wednesday 11 March, Friday 13 March - Saudi Arabia Vassiliev, 354-392, 401-451, 474-482 Week 9 Monday 16 March, Wednesday 18 March, Saudi Arabia Dore Gold, pp. 41-184 Week 10 Monday 23 March, Wednesday 25 March, Friday 27 March Iraq MONDAY MIDTERM EXAM Hashim, 1-124 Week 11 Monday 30 March, Wednesday 1 April, Friday 3 April Iraq Hashim, 214-344 Anderson, New Yorker, Inside the surge. SECOND PAPER TOPIC ASSIGNED Week 12 Monday 6 April, Catch-up, discussion Day Wednesday 8 April, Friday 10 April SPRING BREAK Week 13 Monday 13 April, SPRING BREAK Iraq/Kurdistan CLASS RESUMES Wednesday 15 April, Friday 17 April First draft of second paper due Wednesday 15 April O Leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih, eds. (2006) The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN-13: 9780812219739 Week 14 Monday, 20 April HOLIDAY ONE DAY Wednesday 22 April, Friday 24 April - Waqf /Khoury selections, tribalism First drafts returned by instructor Wednesday 22 April Khoury: Lapidus (pp. 25-47); Gellner (pp. 109-126); Tibi (pp. 127-152); Beck (pp. 185-225); Kostiner (pp. 226-251) Mandaville, Powers, Shaham, Dumper (articles on class web site) Week 15 Monday 27 April, Wednesday 29 April, Friday 1 May Second drafts due Wednesday 27 April Ibn Khaldun, 91-295 Week 16 Monday 4 May Last day of class Second drafts handed back w/grades Ibn Khaldun, pp. 91-295 Review of final exam 3
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Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 5, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 COURSE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR POS 479Z SPRING 2009 NOTE: *** means class website or online. NOTE: $$$ means ordered for purchase $$$Antonius, George (1939) The Arab Awakening Simon Press ISBN-13: 9781931541244 ***Anderson, Jon Lee (2007). Inside the Surge: the American Military Finds New Allies, but at What Cost? New Yorker, November 19, pp. 58-69. ***Dumper, Michael (1993). Forty Years Without Slumbering: Waqf Politics and Administration in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1987 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, v. 20, no. 2, pp. 174-190. (class web site) ***Floor, William M. (1980). The Revolutionary Character of the Iranian Ulama: Wishful Thinking or Reality? International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4. (Dec., 1980), pp. 501-524. $$$Hashim, Ahmed (2006) Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 482pp. ISBN: 0801444527 $$$ibn Khaldoun (2004; 1377) The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History, trans. Franz Rosenthal, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. $$$Khoury, Philip S., and Jospeh Kostiner, (1990) eds. Tribes and State formation in the Middle East. Berkeley: University of California Press. ***Majd, Mohammad Gholi (2000) Small Landowners and Land Distribution in Iran, 1962-71, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1. (February), pp. 123-153. ***Mandaville, Jon E. (1979) Usurious Piety: the Cash Waqf Controversy in the Ottoman Empire, International Journal of Middle East Studies, v. 10 no. 3 August pp. 289-308 (class web site) $$$O Leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih, eds. (2006) The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN-13: 9780812219739 ***Powers, David S. (1989) Orientalism, Colonialism, and Legal History: the Attack on Muslim Family Endowments in Algeria and India, Comparative Studies in Society and History, v. 31 no. 3 pp. 535-571. (class web site) ***Richards, Helmut (1975). America's Shah Shahanshah's Iran, MERIP Reports, No. 40. (September), pp. 3-26. ***Shaham, Ron (1995). Jews and the Shari a Courts in Modern Egypt, Studia Islamica, no. 82, pp. 113-136. (class web site) $$$Shuster, W. Morgan (2006; 1912) The Strangling of Persia: A Personal Narrative. NY: Mage Publishers. (available on Google books, complete text) 5
Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 6, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY Alizadeh, Parvin, Hassan Hakimian, and Marsoud Kashenas, eds. (2001). Economy of Iran: Dilemmas of an Islamic State. NY: I.B. Tauris. Anderson, Jon Lee (2007). Inside the Surge: the American Military Finds New Allies, but at What Cost? New Yorker, November 19, pp. 58-69. Antonius, George (1939) The Arab Awakening Simon Press ISBN-13: 9781931541244 Burr, J. Millard, and Robert O. Collins (2006/). Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Middle East/. NY: Cambridge University Press. Chaudry, Kiren Aziz (1997). The Price of Wealth: Economies and Institutions in the Middle East. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Devji, Faisal (2005). Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity. New Delhi: Foundation Books. ISBN 1850657750. Dumper, Michael (1993). Forty Years Without Slumbering: Waqf Politics and Administration in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1987 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, v. 20, no. 2, pp. 174-190. Floor, William M. (1980). The Revolutionary Character of the Iranian Ulama: Wishful Thinking or Reality? International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4. (Dec., 1980), pp. 501-524. Galbraith, Peter W. (2007). The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War without End. NY: Simon and Schuster. ISBN-13: 9780743294249 Ginat, Joseph (1997). Blood Revenge: Family Honor, Mediation and Outcasting, Sussex: Sussex Academic Press, 1-84519-197-8. Gold, Dore (2004). Hatred s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing. Hashim, Ahmed (2006) Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 482pp. ISBN: 0801444527 2 weeks Heiss, Mary Ann (1997). Empire and Nationhood: The United States, Great Britain, and Iranian Oil, 1950-1954, NY: Columbia Univ. Press, ISBN: 0231108192 Hoexter, Miriam (1998). Endowments, Rulers, and Community: Waqf al-haramayn in Ottoman Algiers. ibn Khaldoun (2004; 1377) The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History, trans. Franz Rosenthal, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Kazemzadeh, Massoud (2002). Islamic Fundamentalism, Feminism, and Gender Inequality in Iran under Khomeini, Washington, D.C.: University Press of America. Khoury, Philip S., and Jospeh Kostiner, (1990) eds. Tribes and State formation in the Middle East. Berkeley: University of California Press. Lang, Sharon (2002). Sulha Peacemaking and the Politics of Persuasion, Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 31, No. 3 (Spring, 2002), pp. 52-66 6
Nowell, POS479z, Spring 2009, p. 7, revised 20 January 2009 16:14 Majd, Mohammad Gholi (2000) Small Landowners and Land Distribution in Iran, 1962-71, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1. (February), pp. 123-153. Maloney, Suzanne (2004). Politics, patronage, and social justice: parastatal foundations and post-revolutionary Iran, in Peace Research Abstracts. 41 (4). Mandaville, Jon E. (1979) Usurious Piety: the Cash Waqf Controversy in the Ottoman Empire, International Journal of Middle East Studies, v. 10 no. 3 August pp. 289-308 Martin, Vanessa (2003) Creating An Islamic State (Library of Modern Middle East Studies Series): Khomeini and the Making of a New Iran. London: I. B.Tauris & Company, Limited. Martin, Vanessa (1989). Islam and Modernism: the Iranian Revolution of 1906. London: I.B. Tauris. O Leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih, eds. (2006) The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN-13: 9780812219739 Pape, Robert A. (2005) Dying to Win: the Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, NY: Random House. Powers, David S. (1989) Orientalism, Colonialism, and Legal History: the Attack on Muslim Family Endowments in Algeria and India, Comparative Studies in Society and History, v. 31 no. 3 pp. 535-571. Richards, Helmut (1975). America's Shah Shahanshah's Iran, MERIP Reports, No. 40. (September), pp. 3-26. Shaham, Ron (1995). Jews and the Shari a Courts in Modern Egypt, Studia Islamica, no. 82, pp. 113-136. Shuster, W. Morgan (2006; 1912) The Strangling of Persia: A Personal Narrative. NY: Mage Publishers. Smith, Daniel L. (1989). The Rewards of Allah, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 26, No. 4. (Nov., 1989), pp. 385-398. (brief article on sulha) Starkey, Armstrong European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN: 080613075X Tetreault, Mary Ann, and Robert A. Denemark, eds. (2004) Gods, Guns, and Globalization: Religious Radicalism and International Political Economy, Boulder, CO: Lynn Reinner. ISBN: 978-1-58826-253-0 7
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