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Course Outlines

Spring 2027 - HIST 350 D100

The Ottoman Empire and Turkey (4)

Class Number: 2741

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 5 – Apr 12, 2027: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Thomas Kuehn
    1 778 782-3310

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units, including six units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A study of Ottoman society and the impact of Ottoman rule in the Middle East from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Emphasis will be on the conflict between preservation and reform in the nineteenth century and on the significance of the Ottoman legacy for twentieth century Turkey and the Arab world.

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