HIST3675
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
“Revolution” denotes a dramatic period of seminal change in history. This course investigates revolution with focus on the 20th century in the Middle and Far East where revolutionary and anti-colonialist, “anti-imperialist” movements went hand in hand. It pays attention to the entanglement and diversity of revolutions worldwide, and thus to socialist, nationalist, religious and anti-colonialist revolutionaries.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 2 - 2024.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the key issues in the history of revolution in the 20th century with regard to the Middle and Far East;
2. Apply different theories and approaches to the study of historical revolutions;
3. Critically reflect upon the rhetoric and use of violence;
4. Analyse a variety of primary and secondary source materials and synthesise them in oral and written form.
Content
Students will survey some of the following areas:
- Transnational dynamics and antagonisms in a prolonged age of revolution in the Middle East and the Far East.
- Persian revolution 1905, Armenian revolutionary movement, Young Turk revolution 1908, Interwar Kemalist revolution, Zionist revolution, China’s national and communist revolutions; Vietnam’s communist revolution; Baath party revolutions in Iraq and Syria; Islamic Revolution in Iran 1979.
We will examine:
- Socio-economic factors, ideological underpinnings and antagonist interactions related to revolutions.
- Historical antecedents, long-term impact.
- Continuities into the 21st century.
- Revolutionary rhetoric, embrace of violence and the quest for justice.
Requisite
Course Replacement:
You cannot enrol if you have successfully completed any of the following course(s):
HIST3455
Assumed knowledge
10 units in History at 1000 level or equivalent
Assessment items
Interview: Personal book review in written or oral form in the style of an interview with another person
Essay: Major Essay
In Term Test: Class Test
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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