Islam and State Formation in Comparative Perspective, Anatolia and Hindustan 1300-present (U03291)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-4-IslamAnat

This course replaces and extends the old 3/4 option 'Islam. Culture and Nationalism in comparative perspective'. It traces the development of Muslim statehood in two key areas of the Islamic world: Anatolia - the core of the Ottoman Empire and of what was to become the Turkish Republic after 1922; and Hindustan - the Northern South Asian planes, the centre of the Mughal Empire and in modern days divided between the new states of Pakistan and the Republic of India. The course seeks to deal with five stages of state formation in comparative perspective: 1) the establishment of Islamic polities in lands newly brought under Muslim control in the medieval period; 2) the establishment of early modern 'gun-powder' Empires, the reasons behind their stunning success and rapid failure; 3) the question of whether the 18th century was one of 'decline' or one of capitalist restructuring; 4) the impact of Western domination on the Muslim polities, a question about the nature and working Imperialism; 5) the failure of 'democratic development' in the post-colonial period. The key aim of this course is to teach conceptual tools that allow us to connect historical detail with the big debates of who we are as 'modern' people, and to locate our own historical experience of state formation on a larger temporal and cultural canvas.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in a third level historical course or equivalent. Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors of Studies are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel.503783).

? Prohibited combinations : Students who have taken HI0175. Culture and Nationalism in comparative perspective' wil not be allowed to take this course.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who take the course should build upon the skills they have acquired in their previous three years of study to improve their awareness of the nature and use of various types of historical evidence; demonstrate the nature of history as argument by focusing on the debates between historians on key issues; increase their skills in research, writing and presentation of papers, increase their organisational, critical and communication skills. Students will be expected to read widely on designated topics and themes in the history of the period. This course will help students to develop their skills in research and writing and the presentation of papers.