Sources in the history of the modern Middle East

Introduction : How to read a primary source

The Middle East and North Africa in the nineteenth century. Central political reforms and local responses ; Economic changes ; Social and cultural reformulations

Making nations in the Middle East, 1900-1949. Ideas of nationalism ; Contested nationalisms

The rise of postindependence states, 1950-2000. Restricting authority ; Crisis of the state

The Middle East today. Islamic political movements since 1964 ; Subaltern groups ; The future of the Middle East and North Africa.