Spotlight on the Muslim Middle East - Crossroads. A Student Reader [and] Teacher's Guide

These books offer primary source readings focusing on significant eras of world history and the pivotal role of the Middle East. Each "crossroad" examines a particular juncture in world history through the cultural and economic crosscurrents that existed at the time. The eras identified in...

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Main Authors Kelahan, Brian, Ed, Penn, Marni, Ed
Format Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published The American Forum for Global Education 1996
Subjects
African History
Arabs
Asian History
Foreign Countries
Global Education
Islam
Islamic Culture
Middle East
Middle Eastern History
Middle Eastern Studies
Muslims
Non Western Civilization
Primary Sources
Resource Materials
Secondary Education
Social Studies
World History
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Summary:These books offer primary source readings focusing on significant eras of world history and the pivotal role of the Middle East. Each "crossroad" examines a particular juncture in world history through the cultural and economic crosscurrents that existed at the time. The eras identified include: (1) "The Medieval Period"; (2) "The Pre-Colonial Period"; (3) "The Colonial Period"; and (4) "The Modern Period." Introductory essays for the teacher include: (1) "The Crusading Era" (Jill N. Claster); (2) "The Dynamics of Cultural Encounters" (Lila Abu-Lughod); (3) "The Colonial Period" (Zachary Lockman); and (4) "The Muslim Middle East: Cultural Crossroads" (Mona Mikhail). Teaching methodology is offered with various teaching insights and strategies. Additional teacher readings are titled: (1) "Islam: Stereotypes Still Prevail"; (2) "Early Islamic Civilization in Global Perspective"; (3) "The Crescent Obscured"; (4) "Mathematics and Astronomy"; (5) "Tamburlaine the Great"; (6) "Samarkand"; and (7) "Arab Noise and Ramadan Nights: Rai, Rap and Franco-Maghrebi Identities." (EH)
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