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ECON 202W Topics in Economic History and Thought Fall 1996

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Sort Desciption: 2. A Concise Economic History of the Middle East. Charles Issawi The Middle East in the World Economy in The Middle Eastern Economy: Decline and ...

Content Inside: ECON 204W Economic History of the Middle East Spring 2000 Metin M. Cogel Office : Monteith 345D Phone: 486 4662 E-mail: Cosgel@uconn.edu Website: http://vm.uconn.edu/COSGEL/index.html Office Hours : 10-11 Mondays and Wednesdays and by appointment TEXTBOOKS: Albert Hourani A History of the Arab Peoples. Roger Owen The Middle East in the World Economy 1800-1914. Coursepack. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Exams: three midterms (the lowest score will be dropped; no make-ups) and a final examination. Midterm dates: Monday February 21 Wednesday March 15 Friday April 14 Final Exam: Friday May 12 2. Writing Assignments: In some sections of the reading list you will notice (a total of five) questions marked by an asterisk. These are writing assignments of 3-4 pages in length. In answering each question you are expected not only to master the readings assigned for the section but also to find and use other relevant sources (as available in the library internet etc.). Each paper is due by the day the corresponding topic is to be discussed in class. Notes on writing assignments: a. Note that because this is a "W" course you will not pass the course if you do not pass the writing component of the course. b. The deadlines for the papers are serious. Late submissions will lose 25% of total points available for a paper for each class meeting after the due date. c. Each paper will be graded on: i. Researching the topic (25%): Were relevant and good quality reference materials researched and mastered? (You can use the internet Homer or CD-ROM searches (e.g. EconLit Index of Economics Articles and SSCI) in the library to locate relevant sources. Make sure to include at the end of your paper a complete bibliography of the sources you have consulted. Make sure also to avoid plagiarism and to provide the proper citation for all direct quotations paraphrased ideas and statistical and other information that come from these sources.) ii. Argument (25%): Is th ...

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