IRD037-Orient Méd Nort África: DefesaConceitos e questões introdutórias. Definições de Oriente Médio: fronteiras e política. Impérios e Ocupação: dos Abássidas aos Otomanos. Colonialismo e Estados Imaginados. A Guerra Fria e a lógica bipolar. O papel das religiões e das narrativas do sagrado. O conflito Israel-Palestina. Economia Política dos Recursos Naturais. As Revoltas Árabes. Guerras Civis e Intervenção Estrangeira.

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