HIST3675
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
“Revolution” denotes a dramatic period of seminal change in history. This course investigates revolution with focus on the 20th century in the Middle and Far East where revolutionary and anti-colonialist, “anti-imperialist” movements went hand in hand. It pays attention to the entanglement and diversity of revolutions worldwide, and thus to socialist, nationalist, religious and anti-colonialist revolutionaries.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 2 - 2024.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the key issues in the history of revolution in the 20th century with regard to the Middle and Far East;
2. Apply different theories and approaches to the study of historical revolutions;
3. Critically reflect upon the rhetoric and use of violence;
4. Analyse a variety of primary and secondary source materials and synthesise them in oral and written form.
Content
Students will survey some of the following areas:
- Transnational dynamics and antagonisms in a prolonged age of revolution in the Middle East and the Far East.
- Persian revolution 1905, Armenian revolutionary movement, Young Turk revolution 1908, Interwar Kemalist revolution, Zionist revolution, China’s national and communist revolutions; Vietnam’s communist revolution; Baath party revolutions in Iraq and Syria; Islamic Revolution in Iran 1979.
We will examine:
- Socio-economic factors, ideological underpinnings and antagonist interactions related to revolutions.
- Historical antecedents, long-term impact.
- Continuities into the 21st century.
- Revolutionary rhetoric, embrace of violence and the quest for justice.
Requisite
If you have successfully completed HIST3455 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
10 units in History at 1000 level or equivalent
Assessment items
Interview: Personal book review in written or oral form in the style of an interview with another person
Essay: Major Essay
In Term Test: Class Test
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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