EAS511 IMPERIAL CITIES IN EURASIA
| Course Code: |
8350511 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Eurasian Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Masters |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course offers a comparative study of imperial cities in Eurasia. The principal aim is to provide students with the necessary theoretical and methodological tools to explore possible ways of studying imperial systems though an investigation of cities and urban life. Students will be exposed to a number of imperial systems in a geography covering modern day countries of Afghanistan, Armenia, India, Iran, Iraq, Mongolia, Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. They will be encouraged to explore the historical, archaeological, architectural and sociological data for a better understanding of economic, social, political, and religious structures of empires.
