Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/23/96
HIS277 19886-19965	LEC	3 Credit(s)	3 Period(s)
History of the Middle East 1500 to Present
Survey of the political and economic development of the Middle East since 1500. Emphasis on the decline of the Moslem empire, the resurgence of contemporary Pan-Arabian, the Palestinian-Israeli question and the impact of oil production on the region and the rest of the world. Prerequisites: None.