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Contemporary Middle East & Central Asia (ISLM90007) // Further information
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Shahram Akbarzadeh, Uzbekistan and the United States: Authoritarianism, Islamism and Washington's Security Agenda. (London: Zed books, 2005)
Recommended texts and other resources
Shahram Akbarzadeh and Benjamin MacQueen: Islam and Human Rights (London: Routledge, 2008)
Kylie Baxter and Shahram Akbarzadeh, US Foreign Policy in the Middle East. (London: Routledge, 2008)
Olivier Roy, The Failure of Political Islam (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994). - Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Arabic Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Islamic Studies Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of International Relations Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Islamic Studies Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diploma in Arts - Islamic Studies Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Journalism Specialisation (formal) Islamic Studies Informal specialisation Islamic Studies Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of International Relations Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Journalism Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Journalism Specialisation (formal) Arabic Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 2 years Major EMA 150 point program - full time over 1.5 years Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 1.5 years Specialisation (formal) Graduate Certificate in Arts - Islamic Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Arabic - Links to additional information
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This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022