Recommended Readings & Audio Visual Titles

RECOMMENDED READINGS:

Cleveland, William. A History of the Modern Middle East. 3rd Edition. 2004. Large portions of this book are available online at Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Gelvin, James. The Modern Middle East: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Hourani, Albert. A History of The Arab Peoples. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991.

Idilbi, Ulfat. Sabriya: Damascus Bitter Sweet. Northampton: Interlink Books, 2003.

Quaetert, Donald. The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

FILMS & VIDEOS:

“Crowning of Mehmed VI as last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1918.” Google.com. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Future for Lebanon.” Wide Angle. PBS.org. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Gamal Abdel Nasser – President of Egypt 1954-1970.” Google.com. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Oprah in the Middle East.” Wide Angle. PBS.org. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

SOUND FILES

“1098-2004: The Middle East and the West, A Troubled History.” NPR.org. Mostly audio programs, with some other interactive materials. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Abdel Halim Hafez-Ana Laik Alatool.” Traditional Egyptian popular music. Wat. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Amr Diab-Ana Ayesh.” Modern Egyptian pop music. Wat. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Aram-Soal” Iranian pop music. Dailymotion. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Egyptian National Anthem. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Fairouz-Habaytak.” Traditional Lebanese popular music. Dailymotion. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Nancy Ajram-Bitfakar Fe Eh.” Modern Lebanese pop music. Dailymotion. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Rap Wizard of Oz-Kele-6.” Israeli rap music. YouTube.com. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

“Sebnem Ferah-Ben Sarkimi Soylerken” Turkish rock. YouTube.com. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Online Resources

A. Holly Shissler

Associate Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish History, University of Chicago

Erin L. Glade

Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago
 

MAPS:

Map of Areas at One Time under Muslim Rule. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Map of the Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Map: The Middle East in the Interwar Period. From page 164 of William Cleveland’s A History of the Modern Middle East. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Political Map of the Middle East. University of Texas. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).

Sykes-Picot: Western Designs on the Middle East. Link to resource (accessed April 30, 2010).