Understanding and teaching the modern Middle East

• In response to an enduring struggle to introduce students in the US to new perspectives on the Middle East, this book provides a useful challenge to old Orientalist frameworks that have previously informed the study of the region. Aiming to provide tools for teachers to offer their students new interpretations, this volume introduces a range of themes that give voice to a diversity of peoples of the region and correct many previous misperceptions. As such, it can be used to help instructors at both the high-school level and in introductory university courses. Giving its readers a new, complex reinterpretation of the Middle East that draws on the expertise of many contributors, the essays help teachers integrate the latest scholarly trends in their corrective lessons to students at all levels. Using sources as teaching tools, each chapter confronts controversial themes, including the Iranian Revolution and the war on terror, in a manner that helps American students navigate history in new, ethical ways. A vital pedagogical tool for classrooms, this volume is strongly recommended for adoption by instructors at the university and high-school levels who are unfamiliar with the region and looking to learn more.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Annan humaniora -- Kulturstudier (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Other Humanities -- Cultural Studies (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Education

Middle East

Eurasia

Migration

Islam

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Mellanösterns språk och kulturer

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