HIST556 THE CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND POLITICS
| Course Code: |
2400556 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
History |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AYÞE PAMÝR DÝETRÝCH |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This graduate level course will examine the history of the north and south Caucasus from its early history to the present. The course will cover the origins of the peoples; the conquest of the North and the south Caucasus by the Russian Empire; the incorporation of these regions into the Empire and the subsequent social, cultural, economic and political changes; the collapse of the Soviet Union and the significant problems of the post-Soviet period, resistance, developments, social conflicts and cooperation, and liberalization and democratization to the present day.
