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Class
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Date
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Subject[1]
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Readings[2]
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Additional notes
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1
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Jan 17
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Introduction
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2
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Jan 19
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Middle Eastern history 600-1250
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Lapidus, 3-17
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3
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Jan 24
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Middle Eastern history 600-1250
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Lapidus, 18-33
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4
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Jan 26
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Middle Eastern history 600-1250
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Lapidus, 45-66
H. Kennedy, ‘The Caliphate’, in Y.M. Choueiri (ed), A Companion to the History of the Middle East, Malden, 2005, 52-67 = MyJCU
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5
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Jan 31
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13th c. Middle East: Ayyubids, Crusaders, Mongols and Mamluks
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Lapidus, 283-294
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1st writing assignment due
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6
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Feb 2
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13th c. Middle East: Ayyubids, Crusaders, Mongols and Mamluks
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A.-M Eddé, ‘Bilad al-Sham, from the Fatimid conquest to the fall of the Ayyubids (359-658/970-1260), in M. Fierro (ed), New Cambridge History of Islam, Cambridge, 2010, vol. 2, 161-200 = MyJCU
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7
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Feb 7
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Political and military aspects of Mamluk society
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A. Levanoni, ‘The Mamluks in Egypt and Syria: the Turkish Mamluk sultanate (648-784/1250-1382) and the Circassian Mamluk sultanate (784-923/1382-1517)’, in M. Fierro (ed), New Cambridge History of Islam, Cambridge, 2010, vol. 2, 237-284 = MyJCU
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(corrected version of 1st writing assignment due)
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8
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Feb 9
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Political and military aspects of Mamluk society
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U. Haarmann, ‘Joseph’s Law – the careers and activities of Mamluk descendents before the Ottoman conquest of Egypt’, in: T. Philipp and U. Haarmann (eds), The Mamluks in Egyptian politics and society, Cambridge, 1998, 55-84 = MyJCU
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Class discussion (+ written preparation for discussion)
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9
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Feb 14
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Social and religious aspects of Mamluk society
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(corrected version of 1st writing assignment due)
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10
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Feb 16
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Social and religious aspects of Mamluk society
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J.P. Berkey, ‘The Mamluks as Muslims: the military elite and the construction of Islam in medieval Egypt’, in: T. Philipp and U. Haarmann (eds), The Mamluks in Egyptian politics and society, Cambridge, 1998, 163-73 = MyJCU
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Class discussion
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11
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Feb 21
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Summary and review: the Middle East, 600-1517
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12
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Feb 23
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MIDTERM EXAM
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13
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Feb 28
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Origins and rise of the Ottomans
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Lapidus, 248-268
C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, Edinburgh, 2004, 239-42 = MyJCU
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14
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Mar 1
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Origins and rise of the Ottomans
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K. Fleet, ‘The rise of the Ottomans’, in M. Fierro (ed), New Cambridge History of Islam, Cambridge, 2010, vol. 2,
313-331 = MyJCU
D. Goffman, The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe, Cambridge, 2002, 27-54 = MyJCU
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15
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Mar 6
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Ottoman power 1450-1700
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Lapidus, 268-275
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2nd writing assignment due
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16
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Mar 8
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Ottoman power 1450-1700
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Documentary film
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17
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Mar 13
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Ottoman power 1450-1700
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J. McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks. An Introductory History to 1923, London, 1996,
145-91 = MyJCU
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(corrected version of 2nd writing assignment due)
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18
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Mar 15
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Social, cultural and religious aspects of Ottoman society
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S. Faroqhi, Subjects of the Sultan. Culture and daily life in the Ottoman Empire, New York, 2005 [excerpted chapters, to be distributed as photocopies]
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Class presentations
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19
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Mar 27
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Social, cultural and religious aspects of Ottoman society
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id.
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Class presentations
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20
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Mar 29
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Social, cultural and religious aspects of Ottoman society
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id.
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Class presentations
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21
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Apr 3
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Unity and diversity in Ottoman-ruled lands
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K. Barkey, Empire of difference. The Ottomans in comparative perspective, Cambridge, 2008, 109-53 = MyJCU
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Class presentations
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22
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Apr 5
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Unity and diversity in Ottoman-ruled lands
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id.
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PAPER DEADLINE
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23
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Apr 10
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The transformation and decline of the Ottoman empire 1700-1923
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Lapidus, 489-511
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24
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Apr 12
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The transformation and decline of the Ottoman empire 1700-1923
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D. Quataert, The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922, Cambridge, 2005, 54-73 = MyJCU
M. Sukru Hanioglu, A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire, Princeton, 2008, 72-108 = MyJCU
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25
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Apr 17
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Religious trends in Islam 1250-1900
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J. Hathaway, The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule, 1516-1800, London, 2008, 114-37 = MyJCU
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26
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Apr 19
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FINAL EXAM
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27
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Apr 21
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The Muslim World beyond the Ottoman empire
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Lapidus, 356-399
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28
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Apr 26
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The Muslim World beyond the Ottoman empire
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Lapidus, 400-449
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