Unit I: A Perspective on Approaches to History &Terms
- Approaches to History
- Terms and Concepts: Orientalism, Middle East, Near East, West Asia
Unit II: Rise and Downfall of the Ottoman Empire
- Factors for the Rise of the Ottoman Empire
- Causes of the Downfall of the Ottoman Empire
- Scramble for Spheres of Influence Among European Powers
- Napoleon Invasion of Egypt (1798)
Unit III: European Powers’ Foothold in the Region
- Growing Influence of the British in the Arabian Peninsula
- British Mandate
- French Mandate
- Independent Struggles
- Emergence of Nation-States
Unit IV: Emergence of Ideologies
- Emergence of Nationalism: Arab, Iranian and Turkish
- Pan-Islamism from
- Evolution of Zionism
Unit V: Disputes, Conflicts, and Wars
- Territorial Disputes & Its Consequences
- Arab-Israel Dispute & Wars
- Iraq-Iran War
- Gulf War I
- Gulf War II
Unit VI: Oil and West Asia
- Emergence of Oil as a Source of Energy
- Quest for Nationalisation of Oil Resources
- Emergence of Oil Cartels
- 1973 Oil Crisis and OPEC
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