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Understanding and teaching the modern Middle East /
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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wisconsin :
The University of Wisconsin Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Harvey Goldberg series for understanding and teaching history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 364 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780299327637 0299327639 |