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Overview

How is it that events in what at first glance may seem a marginal region have become so important? Has this always been the case? This topic explores the reasons why numerous powers, ranging from the French, the British, the Turks, the Germans and the United States, have attempted to … For more content click the Read More button below.

Aims

This topic aims to provide:

  • A strong knowledge of differing perspectives on historical events and agents and how these perspectives contribute to historical discourse within the profession and more broadly
  • A strong knowledge of the disciplinary nature of history, its disciplinary history, its methodology, and its role in the community
  • The ability to undertake historical research and reporting
  • The ability to effectively communicate a nuanced knowledge and understanding of historical events and concepts in a range of written and oral forms
  • The ability to work independently and collaboratively

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Critically reflect upon the nature of great power internvemtion in the Middle East and how it has been represented and received
2.
Appreciate the complexities, characteristics and legacies of great power intervention in the Middle East
3.
Develop their communication skills through discussion and reasoned argument
4.
Locate, collect, interpret and synthesise a range of historical sources to develop a coherent argument
5.
Plan, research and write an academic essay

Requisites information

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