West and Central Asia in Modern Times

Course Outline
1. Treaty of Berlin and partition of Ottoman Empire.
2. Young Turks movement, revolution and counter revolution role of Midhat Pasha towards
reformation.
3. First World War and Ottoman Empire : treaty of Sevres, Turkish national struggle and treaty
of Lausanne.
5. Emergence of nation states in West Asia.
7. Prominent Leaders: Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Amir Amanullah, Abdul Aziz
Ibn Saud.
8. Arab-Isracl conflict.
9. West Asia between the World Wars-Under mandate rules and struggle for Independence.
10. Iran under Shahs, reformation and revolution; Iran and the West.
11. Establishment of the State of Israel and the Arab Israeli conflict.
12. Palestinian Resistance : PLO, HAMAS and Others.
13. Peace Process and Peace Settlement, Camp David to Road Map.
14. Oil, Oil Policy and Oil Politics.
15. Foundation and activities of various organizations : Arab League, OPEC, GCC. NATO and Baghdad
Pact.
16. The Gulf Wars and political turmoil in West Asia.
17. USA and Alliances : military presence in West Asia and people’s resistance.
18. Islamic revivalism and prospects of democracy, conflict between Tradition and Modernity.
Suggested Readings
The Cambridge History of Islam Part-1 and 5
T. Malcom, History of Persia I, II Part.
H. Lamb, Tamerlane
, Genghis Khan
, Suleiman the Magnificent
Lanepoole, Turkey
Geogre Antonius, The Arab Awakening.
Abdullah Frangi, The P. L. O. and Palestine.
A. B. Rajput, Iran Today.
N. C. Chatterjee, A History of Modern Middle East.
Banani, Modernisation of Iran.
Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey.
Feredman, The Middle East.
Wilber, Iran, Past and Present.
Albert H. Hourani, The Emergeence of the Modern Middle East.
Shawdran, Oil in the Middle East.
W. W. Choudhury, Islam in the contemporary world.
Ali-E-Hillal Dessouki (ed) Islamic Resurgence in the Arab World.
Rupert Heay, The Persian Gulf States.
George E Kirk, A Short History of the Middle East.
George Lenczowski, Middle East in World Affairs.
Marion F. Sluglett, Iraq since 1958
Robert. O. Freedman, The Middle East since Camp David
Abdullah Frangi, The PLO and Palestine.
A. B. Rajput, Iran Today.
Wilber, Iran : Past and Present.
Shawdran, Oil in the Middle East.
W. W. Choudhury, Islam in the Contemporary World.
Ali E. Hillali (ed.), Islamic Resurgence in the Arab World.
Rupert Heay, The Persian Gulf States.
T. Maleom, History of Persia I. II
N. C. Chetterjee, A History of Modern Middle East.
Banani, Modernization of Iran.
Albert H. Haurari, The Emergence of Modern Middle East.
Sami. G. Hajjar (ed.), The Middle East From Transition to Development.
Sudith Kipper and Harold H. Sauders (ed.), The Middle East in Global Perceptive.
Khadduri, History of Iraq.
Nikki R. Keddie, Roots of Revolution.
Peter Mansfield, A History of the Middle East.
S. N. Fisher, The Middle East (A History)