Dear participants
This is first semester WAS course on Moodle.
Course code:WAS 1 B01
Credit:5
Contact Hours:6 Hours per week
Stream:Social Science
Format:Lectures,Continuous Assessment based on Seminar,Assignment,Test papers and End Semester examination.
Objectives:
- To give students a general understanding of the physical features of West Asia.
- To acquaint the students with three world religions.
- To make the students aware of how economic development influences the social life.
Course Outline:
MODULE 1:Geography and physical features ,Nomenclature-Physical features-climate-vegetation-Agriculture-resourses.Ethnic Groups and Languages:Arabs,Persian,Turks and Kurds,Assyrians,Jewsand Others.
Arabic -Persian-Turkish-Kurdish-Hebrew& related Languages.
MODULE II : West Asia.The cradle of World Religions-Judaism,Christianity-Islam,
Desert Communities:Tribal Structure-Family System.
MODULE III : Modernization & Alienation from Traditional Values-Structural transformation of the modes of production-Demographic Transformation-Migration-Modern education-Disintegration of traditional family system-Status of Women.
MODULE IV:Economic characteristics of West Asian Countries,General economic Features,Oil -Its significance &politico-economic aspects-oil production policies-oil pricing-International petroleum market-International Energy Agency-Arab Monetary Fund-Arab financial market-Islamic Banking.
Books for referances
1.S.Amir Ali:A Short History of the Saracens
2.Azhar Seikh: Prophet Mohmed & His Mission
3.A.A Engineer: The Islamic State
4.Bernrd Lewis Arabs : A Short History.
5.P.K .Hitti:History of the Arabs.
6.Akhtar Majeed: Encyclopaedia of West Asia
7.R.A.Nicholson:A Literary History Of The Arabs
8.S.N.Fisher:Middle East:A History.
9.Issawi Charles:The Economic History of the Middle East.
10.Alfred Bonne:State & Economics in the Middle East: A Society in Transition
11.Akhtar Majeed:West Asia :An Introdution.
12.Z.Y.Hershlaq;Introduction to the Modern Economic History of the Middle East.
13.W.I.Cleveland:History of the Modern Middle East.
14.Rodney Stark:The Rise Of Christianity.
15.Benjamin Blech: Understanding Judaism.
16.Rosenberg Roy: A Concise Guide to Judaism
17.Justo Gonzales:The Story Of Christianity.
18.Maxim Rodinson:Marxism and the Muslim World.
- Teacher: HASEENA KV FACULTY