Module ARA3136 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3136: The History and Political Development of Iraq
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Week 1: General Presentation of the Module, and Iraq before Iraq.
Week 2: The British Mandate: State Formation, Land and People of Modern Iraq.
Week 3: Monarchical Iraq, 1932-1958.
Week 4: Republican Iraq I: Qassim and the Arab Nationalists, 1958-68.
Week 5: Republican Iraq II: Ba‘th Party Rule, 1968-1990.
Week 6: Iraq’s Economy I (1970s- end 1980s): the Rise of a New State Bourgeoisie under Ba‘th Rule.
Week 7: The Gulf War and its Consequences: Sanctions, Intifada and KRG Formation.
Week 8: Saddam Hussein’s Strategy of Survival: Tribal/Religious Revival, Clannish Policies and Elites’ Management.
Week 9: Iraq’s Economy II (1990s): Sanctions and Economic Breakdown.
Week 10: Regime Change, Iraq post-2003.
Week 11: Conclusion: Iraq Dictatorship or Democracy?
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | Lectures and seminars. |
Guided Independent Study | 128 | Private study outside the classroom including wider reading, presentation preparation, essay preparation. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).