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Contemporary Middle East & Central Asia (ISLM90007) // Further information
About this subject
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Contact information
February
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- 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 Specialisation (formal) Islamic Studies Specialisation (formal) Islamic Studies Specialisation (formal) Arabic Studies Specialisation (formal) Islamic Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Arabic Informal specialisation Islamic Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Islamic Studies - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022