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History 414E Islam and the West: The Medieval Mediterranean

The economy, social structure and political institutions of Islamic civilization in the Mediterranean. Interaction and points of contact with Byzantium and medieval Europe, such as the Crusades, Muslim Sicily and Spain, the translations from Arabic and trade patterns.

Antirequisite: History 495E if taken in 1985-86, 1986- 87.
Prerequisite: One senior history course.
2 hours.


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