Understanding and teaching the modern Middle East /edited by Omnia El Shakry.
- Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 364 pages) : illustrations, map
- The Harvey Goldberg series for understanding and teaching history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Middle East in the world / The Middle East in the classroom -- Why can't you find the Middle East on a map? / Controversy in the classroom: lessons from the modern Middle East / Understanding and teaching historical content -- The legacy of Islam in the modern Middle East / Colonialism, empire, and nationalist movements / Decolonization and the reconfiguration of the global order / The history of Israel/Palestine / Understanding sectarianism as a global problem / The Iranian revolution: from monarchy to the Islamic Republic / Understanding and teaching the contemporary Middle East -- U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East / America, oil, and war in the Middle East / Teaching the global war on terror / Arab uprisings in the modern Middle East / Refugees in and from the Middle East: teaching about displacement in the context of the international refugee regime / Methods and sources -- Literature as a source for teaching modern Middle East history / Cinema as a source for teaching modern Middle East history / Gender and sexuality: sources and methods / Nuancing the narrative: teaching the Jewish modern Middle East / The Armenian genocide and the politics of knowledge / Using primary source documents to teach nationalization and imperialism in the modern Middle East / Keeping current: contemporary engagement when teaching modern Middle East history / Omnia El Shakry -- Michael Gasper -- Omnia El Shakry -- Ovamir Anjum -- Sara Pursley -- Muriam Haleh Davis -- Sherene Seikaly -- Ussama Makdisi -- Naghmeh Sohrabi and Arielle Gordon -- Nathan J. Citino -- Toby Craig Jones -- Darryl Li -- Asef Bayat -- Rochelle Davis -- Elliott Colla -- Kamran Rastegar -- Hanan Hammad -- Alma Rachel Heckman -- Christine Philliou -- Kit Adam Wainer -- Ziad Abu-Rish.
Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East moves away from the Orientalist frameworks that have dominated the West's understanding of the region, offering a range of fresh interpretations and approaches for teachers. The volume brings together experts on the rich intellectual, cultural, social, and political history of the Middle East, providing necessary historical context to familiarize teachers with the latest scholarship. "Offering a range of fresh interpretations and approaches for the classroom, this volume brings together experts on the rich intellectual, cultural, social, and political history of the Middle East, providing necessary historical context to familiarize educators with the latest scholarship. Each chapter includes easy-to-explore sources to supplement any curriculum, focusing on valuable and controversial themes that may prove pedagogically challenging, including colonization and decolonization, the Iranian revolution, and the US-led "war on terror". By presenting multiple viewpoints, Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East provides a springboard for instructors as they encourage students to negotiate the various contradictions in historical study"--Back cover