History of the Middle East - 13227

Some important political and cultural features on the West-Asian States and societies, with a focus on Ottoman Empire and Persia (Iran), and their relations with Western powers, between 16th and 20th centuries, e.g.: the Mediterranean and the Middle East in early Modern Age; the Silk Road; Islam and Christianity in the modern age (16th-18th centuries); the Turks and the origin of Ottoman Empire; the ottoman Caliphate; Persian Empire in Modern Age; Eurasian relations in the 18th and 19th centuries; the Eastern Question; the First World War in the Middle East; the policy of Mandates and the “restructuring” of post-war Middle East.