ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

I SEMESTER (2012-15)

HS 112 - HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE ANCIENT PERIOD

Each Semester (I - IV) no. of teaching hours : 75

I UNIT I : Introduction : Definition of History - Importance of Study of History; Survey of Sources - Influence of Geography on Indian History. Harappan Civilization - Urban Planning - Society and Religion - Trade Contacts - Indus seals & script - Recent Excavations (Lothal, Dolavira, Kalibangan) (15 hours)

II UNIT II : Vedic Period - Early Vedic Period - Pastoral Society, Rajanya and Assemblies. Later Vedic Period - Kingship and Paramountcy, Stratification of society, religion, Literature - Contributions to Science. (15 hours)

III UNIT III : Classical Period I - Movements of Dissent and Protest : Importance of 6th C B.C - Jainism and Buddhism - Contribution of Jainism and Buddhism to In- dian Culture. Foundation of Mauryan Empire : Chandragupta Maurya - Ashoka - Kalinga War Principles of Ashoka’s Dhamma - State and Society - Kautilyan Principles. Mahayana Buddhism. Gandhara Art. (20 hours)

IV UNIT IV : Classical Period II : Cultural Legacy of the Gupta Age : Art, Religion, Literature, Science. Economic prosperity, Industry and Trade - Nalanda University. Pallava Art and Architecture ; Chola Local Administration and Art. (20 hours) MAP WORK (5 hours)

Extent of Empire : Sites of Harappan Culture Mauryan Empire Chola Empire Gupta Empire PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE : 1. Harappa 2. Mohenjodaro 3. Lothal 4. Bodhgaya 5. Pataliputra 6. Saranath 7. Sanchi 8. Kanchi 9. Mount Abu 10. Hastinapur 11. Ujjain 12. Nalanda 13. Mathura 14. Uttarmerur 15. Ellora 16. Ajantha 17. Mahabalipuram 18. Tanjore 19. Amaravati 20. Maski

Books for Study and Reference :

1. R.C.Majumdar et al. : Advanced History of 2. D.D. Kosambi : An Introduction to Indian History 3. Romila Thapar : Ancient India 4. Romila Thapar : Ancient Indian History 5. R. S. Sharma : Indian Feudalism 6. R. S. Sharma : History of Indian Political leaders and Institutions 7. A.S. Altekar : State and Government in ancient India. 8. U. N. Goshal : History of Indian Political Ideas. 9. R. G. Bhandarkar : Political Ideology in Ancient India 10. R. G. Bhandarkar : Early History of Deccan (Two Vols.) 11. K.A. Nilakanta Shastry : A History of 12. A. L. Bhashyam : The Wonder that was India 13. H.V. Sreenivasa Murthy : History and Culture of South India to 1000 A.D. 14. Irfan Habib : Series - ‘People’s History of India’. 15. Shereen Rutnagar : Understanding Harappa II SEMESTER (2012-15)

HS 212 - HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

UNIT 1 : Introduction - Advent of Islam.

The Delhi Sultanate : Foundation and Consolidation - The Slave Dynasty (Qutub ud din Aibak, Iltamish, Razia Sultan, Balban)

The Khiljis - Ala ud din’s Policy of Expansion - Administration - Economic Reforms.

Tughlaqs - Political and Economic Experiments of Mohammed bin Tughlaq - Economic Measures of Feroz Shah Tughlaq.

Sultanate Economy - Turkish Nobility - Society - Art and Architecture. (20 hours)

UNIT II : The Mughals - Founding of Empire - Babur - Administration and Reforms of Shershah. Consolidation under Akbar - Akbar’s Rajput Policy and Religious Policy - Administrative structure - Mansabdari System - Religious and Deccan Policy of Aurangazeb - Factors for the decline of Mughal Empire. (20 hours)

UNIT III : Society, Culture, Economy under the Mughals : Status of Women - Food & Dress - Bhakti and Sufi Movements (Mira, Chaitanya, Kabir, Nanak, Ramananda, Ramdas, Moin-ud-din Chisti) ; Literature, Architecture and Fine Arts under the Mughals; Mughal Economy - Trade and Commerce. (20 hours)

UNIT IV : Rise of Marathas - Shivaji - Administration. (10 hours)

MAP WORK (5 hours)

Extent of Empire : Empire of Ala ud din Khilji Empire of Akbar Empire of Aurangazeb Empire of Shivaji

PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE : 1. Delhi 2. Devgiri 3. Warrangal 4. Dwarasamudra 5. Agra 6. Surat 7. Panipat, 8. Rameshwaram 9. Shivner 10. Poona 11. Ahmednagar 12. Fatehpur Sikri 13. Chittor 14. Haldighat 15. Amritsar 16. Mewar 17. Mathura 18. Ranathambhor 19. Lahore 20. Golkonda Books for study and reference :

1. Ishwari Prasad : Medieval India 2. Mohd. Habib & K.A. Nizami : Comprehensive History of India. Vol.V & VI 3. A. L. Srivastava : Sultanate of Delhi 4. Tapan Ray Chaudhri & Irfan Habib : Cambridge Economic History of India Vol. I 5. R. C. Majumdar : The Mughal Age 6. R.S. Tripathi : Decline and FAll of Mughal Empire. 7. Jadunath Sarkar : The Maratha Polity 8. Irfan Habib : Agrarian System in Mughal India. 9. I. H. Qureshi : The Sultanate of Delhi. 10. Moreland : India from Akbar to Aurangazeb. 11. Abraham Eraly : Gem in the Lotus Legacy of the Peacock Throne. ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY III SEMESTER

HS 312 - - CULTURE AND ECONOMY [2013 - 2016]

UNIT I : Vijayanagara - Society - Caste system - Status of Women - State Income - Trade Contacts - Guilds. Bahamanis & Adil Shahis : State Income - Trade contacts Nayakas of Keladi : Revenue Policy Tipu Sultan - Economic Innovations. (18 hours)

UNIT II : Religion - Impact of Jainism New Hindu Religious Sects - Advaita, Dwaita, Vishistadvaita Virashaivism - Vachana Literature Haridasa Movement - Dasa Literature Sufism Christianity and its impact. (15 hours)

UNIT III : Architecture - Chalukyas of Badami, Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra. Shahi styles (Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar) Vijaynagar Architecture. Colonial contributions to architecture. Evolution of Literature - (Classical literature - Pampa)

Renaissance in Kannada Literature - New Trends in 20th Kannada Literature - Kuvempu, Bendre. (17 hours)

UNIT IV : Modern Karnataka : Impact of British Rule till Renidition (20 hours) Freedom Movement Unification Movement Makers of Modern Karnataka - Dewan Rangacharlu Dewan Sheshadri Iyer Sir M Vishwaraiaha Dewan Mirza Ismail MAP WORK (5 hours)

Extent of Empire : Important Jaina Centres Architectural centres in Karnataka Major centres of Freedom Movement

PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE :

1. Bhadravati 2. Shivanasamudra 3. Gulbarga 4. Badami 5. Aihole 6. Belur 7. Halebid 8. Hampi 9. Keladi 10. Bidar 11. Bijapur 12. Srirangapatna 13. Mysore 14. Bangalore 15. Isur 16. Vidurashwatha 17. Shivapur 18. Belgaum 19. Kittur 20. Nandi

Books for study and reference :

1. R.R. Diwakar (Ed.) : Karnataka Through the Ages 2. R.R. Diwakar (Ed.) Karnataka Parampare 2 vols. 3. Shamba Joshi : Karnataka Samskruthiya Poorva Peetike 4. C. Hayavadana Rao : The History of Mysore 3 vols. 5. Suryanatha Kamath : Karnatakada Sanskshipta Itihasa 6. S. Rajashekara : Karnataka Art and Architecture 7. K. Basaraja : History and Culture of Karnataka 8. K. Raghavendra Rao : Imaging the Unimaginable 9. G.M.Moraes : The Kadamba Kula 10. S. Chandrashekar : Adhunika Karnatakada Andolanagalu (Kannada) 11. Dr. C R. Govindraju : Movement for United Karnataka. 12. Narasimhacharya : The Kannada, The People, their history and culture. 13. G S Halappa : Freedom Movement in Karnataka. 14. Sreenivas Havanur : Hosakannadadalli Arunodaya. ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY IV SEMESTER

HS 412 - STUDY OF TOURISM [2013 - 2016]

UNIT 1 : Introduction - Definition- Meaning and nature of Tourism Basic Components of Tourism - Types of Tourism Tourism thorough the ages - Beginning to medieval times Modern tourism - Sargent Committe (20 hours)

UNIT II : Tourism Development - Basic Infrastructure - Supportive Services Tourism and Environment - Sustainable Tourism Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Resources - Protection of Ancient Monuments Act (15 hours)

UNIT III : Tourism Organisation - International, National and Regional - NTO, IUOTO, IATA, WTO and PATA. Role of Tourism in the ITDC, KSTDC (Golden Chariot). Role and Functions of Travel Agencies & Tour Operators. Training Personnel for Tourism (20 hours)

UNIT IV : Tourism and Karnataka : World Heritage Sites (Hampi, Pattadakal, Western Ghats) Religious Festivals of Karnataka ; Promotional Fairs & Tourism with specific reference to Lalbagh fruit and flower festival, Hampi Utsav & Pattadakal Festival. Handicrafts and Textiles of Karnataka Wild Life Sancturies, Beach Resorts and Adventure Tourism in Karnataka. Emerging Trends in Tourism. (15 hours)

MAP WORK (5 hours)

1. Heritage Sites in India 2. Wild Life Sanctuaries 3. Tourist Circuits in Karnataka PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE :

1. Allahabad 2. Agra 3. Bandipura 4. Nalanda 5. Taxila 6. Prayag 7. Kasi 8. Ajantha 9. Ellora 10. Hampi 11. Pataliputra 12. Aihole 13. Patadakallu 14. Delhi 15. Fatehpur Sikri 16. Konark 17. Khajuraho 18. Simla 19. Darjeeling 20. Jaipur 21. Panaji 22. Mount Abu

Books for study and reference :

1. Gupta T. C. and Sushma Kasbekar : Tourism Product in India 2. G. S. Batra : Tourism in the 21st Century 3. A.K. Bhatia : International Tourism : Fundamentals and Practices 4. Jagmohan Negi : Tourism and Travel : Principles and Concepts 5. Ratandeep Singh : Tourism Today, Volumes I, II and III. 6. Ram Acharya : Culture and Heritage of India. 7. Jagmohan Negi : Travel Agencies. 8. Denis Foster : An Introduction to Travel and Tourism. 9. B V Rao : Tourism. 10. Ram Acharya : ‘Civil Aviation and Tourism Administration in India’ ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

V SEMESTER

HS 5109 : ADMINISTRATIVE, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HISTORY OF 19th C INDIA [2011 - 2014]

UNIT – I : Introduction - Orientalist Discovery of India (William Jones, Colebrooke); Colonial perceptions of India (Anglicist, Evangelical & Utilitarian); Consolidation of the British Rule - Colonial Encounter (Subsidiary Alliance - Doctrine of Lapse) - Ideology of the Raj (Survey Method, Manuals, Gazetteer). (15 hrs)

UNIT – II : British Land Revenue Mechanism – [Permanent Settlement – Ryotwari – Mahalwari systems] – Economic Drain Theory - Famines – Tribal and Peasant Movements (Santhal, Indigo) (10 hrs)

UNIT – III : Educational and Judicial Reforms - Macaulayan Minutes of 1835 - Filtration Theory - Debate on Education - Growth of University Education (Woods Despatch, Hunters Commission Report - University Act of 1904). Judicial Reforms (Ilbert Bill) - Growth of Local Self Government. (10 hrs)

UNIT – IV : Socio - Religious Reform Movements - Brahmo Samaj (Raja Ram Mohan Roy) - Arya Samaj (Dayananda Saraswati) - Ramakrishna Mission (Swami Vivekananda) - Self Respect Movement and Periyar - Sri Narayana Guru - Aligarh Muslim Movement (Syed Ahmed Ali Khan) - Gender and Dalit Movement (Phule & Kudmul Rangarao). (20 hrs)

MAPS : (5 hrs)

1. Early European settlements in India 2. Places connected with the Native Armed Revolts 3. Places connected with Universities. Places of Historical Importance : 1. Calicut 2. Calcutta 3. Plassey 4. Buxar 5. Delhi 6. Madras 7. Mahe 8. Surat 9. Pondicherry 10. Goa 11. Poona 12. Chandranagore 13. Jhansi 14. Bombay 15. Allahabad 16. Dacca 17. Kanpur 18. Lahore 19. Aligarh 20. Kanyakumari.

Books for study and Reference :

1. Sumith Sarkar : Modern India 2. Percival Spear : Modern India 3. A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism 4. J.P. Andrews : The Renaissance in India 5. C.Y. Chinthamani : Indian Politics Since the Mutiny 6. Annie Besant : India A Nation 7. R.C. Majumdar : History of Political Thought from Ram Mohan to Dayananda 8. Bipin Chandra, Barunde & Amalesh Tripathi : Modern India (NCERT) 9. Jawaharlal Nehru : Discovery of India 10. Ravindra Kumar : Essays on the Social History of Modern India. 11. Bernard S Kohen : Colonialism and its Forces of Knowledge. 12. Metcalfe Thomas : Ideologies of the Raj. 13. David Koff : British Orientalism and Indian Renaissance. 14. Shekhar Bhandopadhyaya : Plassey to Partition. V SEMESTER

HS 5209 : HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE [2011 - 2014]

UNIT – I : Renaissance : Its social roots, Humanism and its spread in Europe : Art ; Reformation : Origin and causes - Lutheranism ; Counter Reformation : Effects ; Colonial Expansion - Motives, Voyages, Explorations : Early Colonial Empires - Portugal and Spain; Shift of Economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. (10 hrs)

UNIT – II : Industrial Revolution – its impact – Rise of Capitalism and Socialism – Karl Marx. (10 hrs)

UNIT – III : The French Revolution – crisis of the old regime – Intellectual currents – participation of social classes - Economic Factors - Consequences - Role of Revolutionary mob. Napoleon Bonaparte ; Congress of Vienna – 1815 - Metternich – Revolutionary Movements of 1830 and 1848 - Growth of Liberalism and Socialism. (20 hrs)

UNIT – IV : Nationalism and Unification Movements : Italy and Germany – Bismarck’s Foreign Policy – I World War – Russian Revolution. (15 hrs)

MAPS : (5 hrs)

1. Spread of Renaissance and Reformation 2. Unification Movements – Italy and Germany 3. Theatres of World Wars I.

Places of Historical Importance : 1. Constantinople 2. Rome 3. Venice 4. Naples 5. Milan 6. Genoa 7. Paris 8. Berlin 9. Madrid 10. Vienna 11. Waterloo 12. Versailles 13. Leipzig 14. Moscow 15. London 16. Piedmont 17. Alsace 18. Serajevo 19. Geneva 20. Frankfurt.

Books for study and reference : 1. J.A.R. Marriott : A History of Europe 2. J. M. Thompson : The French Revolution 3. Eric Hobsbawn : The Age of Empire 1875-1914 4. Eric Hobsbawn : The Age of Extremes 5. Eric Hobsbawn : A History of the World 1914-1921 6. Eric Hobsbawn : The Age of Capital 1848 – 1875 7. Eric Hobsbawn : The Age of Revolution 1789-1875 8. D. Thomson : Europe since Napoleon 9. A. Dayal : A Text Book of Modern Europe 10. C.D.M. Ketelbey : A Short History of Modern Europe 11. C.D.M. Ketelbey : A History of Europe in Modern Times from 1789 12. J.R. Hale : Renaissance Europe 1480-1520 13. C.J.H. Hayes : Contemporary World from 1870 14. A.J.Grant : Europe in the Last Five Centuries 15. J.E. Swain : A History of World Civilizations 16. H.K.Smith : The State of Europe

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V SEMESTER

HS 5309 : HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN SINCE 1900 [2011 - 2014]

UNIT – I : Introduction - Historical Background (European interest in China - Open Door Policy - Opium Wars - I Sino japanese War of 1894-95 - Hundred Day Reforms - Boxer Rebellion of 1900 - Reform period). Revolution of 1911 - Causes & Results - Phantom Republic. (15 hrs)

UNIT – II : Rise of Kuomintang Party – Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the Three Principles – Chiang Kai Sheik and Nationalist China – Origin and Growth of Communist party – Mao Tse Tung – Civil War in China – People’s Republic of China. China Today. (15 hrs)

UNIT – III : Japan - Rise of Nationalism - Meiji Restoration – Emergence of Japan as a World Power – Anglo Japanese Alliance (1902) – Russo Japanese War of 1904-05. (10 hrs)

UNIT – IV : Japanese imperialism and the I World War – Washington Conference of 1921- 22 – Militant Nationalism in Japan – Japan and the II World War – Allied occupation of Japan – Post War Japan. San Francisco Treaty. (15 hrs) MAPS : (5 hrs)

1. Western Spheres of Influence under Open Door Policy in China 2. Chinese Territories under the occupation of Japan during the I World War 3. China after 1948.

Places of Historical Importance :

1. Peking 2. Shensi 3. Manchuria 4. Honkong 5. Tokyo 6. Kwangtung 7. Nanking 8. Shantung 9. Hunan 10. Nagasaki 11. Canton 12. Macao 13. Mukden 14. Hiroshima 15. Pearl Harbour 16. Shanghai 17. Portauthor 18. Liotung Peninsula 19. Shimonasaki 20. Farmosa

Books for study and reference :

1. Modern Japan – Arthur Tiedmann 2. History of the Far East in Modern Times – Shivakumar and S Jain 3. Rise and Growth of Modern Japan – M.D. David 4. Rise and Growth of Modern China – M.D. David 5. Modern China – D. Nelson Rowee 6. History of Japan – A.K. Mukherjee 7. History of the Far East – R.K.Majumdar 8. History of Modern Japan – R. S. Chaurasia 9. History of Far East – R.S. Chaurasia 10. History of Asia – B.V. Rao 11. Asia and Western Dominence – K.M.Panikkar 12. The Far East – P.H.Clyde and B.F. Beers 13. History of Modern China – R.S. Gupta 14. History of the Far East – K.S. Latourthe VI SEMESTER

HS 6109 : INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE AND INDEPENDENCE [2011 - 2014]

UNIT – I : Revolt of 1857 - Factors for the Rise of Nationalism - Indian National Congress - Early phase, Gokhale - Rise of Hindu Nationalism - Muslim League - Tilak and Annie Besant - Impact of the First World War. (15 hrs)

UNIT – II : Towards mass mobilisation - Non Co-operation Movement - Simon Commission - Round Table Conferences - Constitutional Changes (1909, 1919, 1935) - Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement - Emergence of the Liberal Left. (10 hrs)

UNIT – III : Towards Freedom - The Civil Disobedience Movement - Labour and Peasant Movements - II World War - Quit India Movement - Two Nation Theory - Indian National Army - Mountbatten Plan - Indian Independence Act. (20 hrs)

UNIT - IV : Partition and its aftermath - Integration of Princely States - The Making of the Constitution. (10 hrs)

MAPS : (5 hrs) 1. Places connected with the Revolt of 1857. 2. Places connected with Indian National Movement. 3. India as on 15.08.1947.

Places of Historical Importance :

1. Dandi 2. Naokali 3. Mahad 4. Belgaum 5. Kashmir 6. Junagadh 7. Hyderabad 8. Mysore 9. Haripura 10. Chauri Chaura 11. Dhaka 12. Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) 13. Delhi 14. Simla 15. Karachi 16. Goa 17. Ahmedabad. 18. Nagpur 19. Tiruvanthapuram 20. Pondicherry. Books for Study and reference :

1. Indian Struggle for Independence : Bipin Chandra & et. al. 2. Indian National Movement : L. P. Sharma 3. A New Look on Modern Indian History : B. L. Grover 4. Freedom Struggle by Bipin Chandra, amales Tripati and Barun De. 5. History of the Freedom Movement in India : 3 Volumes by R C Majumdar. 6. The Indian Nationalist Movement (1885 - 1947) : B N Pandey. 7. A History of India Vol II : Percival Spear. 8. Modern Indian Hisotry (From 1707 to the Present Day) : V D Mahajan. 9. History of India - Vol III : V D Mahajan. 10. The Transfer of Poer in India : E W R Lumby. 11. Towards India’s Freedom and Partition : S R Mehrotra. 12. Modern India : S N Sen. 13. An Advanced History of India : R C Majumdar, Rayachaudhuri and Datta. 14. India after Independence (1947 - 2000) : Bipin Chandra, Mridula Mukherji & Aditya Mukherjee. VI SEMESTER

HS 6209 : MODERN WORLD

UNIT – I : Europe between 1919 – 1939 – Peace Settlements – Versailles – League of Nations – Fascism and Nazism – Factors leading to II World War – The impact of II World War. (15 hrs)

UNIT - II : U.N.O.- Achievements and Failures (Suez Crisis, Korean Problem, Vietnam Crisis, Cuban Missile Crisis). Bi polar world – Cold War – NATO – Warsaw Pact – Regional Alliances (SEATO, CENTO) - USSR & Stalinist era - Question of Disarmament - NPT, CTBT. (12 hrs)

UNIT - III : Non-Alignment – Meaning - Characteristics - Achievements. Arab Israeli Conflicts - PLO (08 hrs)

UNIT – IV : Disintegration of Soviet Union – End of Cold War – Uni polar world – UN Today - New Global Order – Afghan Civil War – Gulf Crisis. (10 hrs)

UNIT – V : The New Trends – Ecology and Environment – Contemporary Concerns – the Earth summit at Rio – Gender issues and Global concern – Human Rights – Terrorism and its Impact. (10 hrs)

MAPS : (5 hrs)

1. NATO Countries 2. Communist Bloc 3. Non Aligned countries

Places of Historical Importance : 1. Bandung 2. Paris 3. Baghdad 4. Tehran 5. Beirut 6. Moscow 7. Kabul 8. Helsinki 9. Seoul 10. Kuwait 11. Dunkirk 12. Geneva 13. Berlin 14. Belgrade 15. Camp David 16. Rio 17. Colombo 18. Tel Aviv 19. Hiroshima 20. Hanoi. Books for study and reference :

1. Agosin M (Ed.) : Women, Gender and Human Rights : A Global Perspective 2. Symonides J : New Dimensions and Challenges to Human Rights 3. Lobo Nancy : Globalisation, Hindu Nationalism and Christians in India 4. Went R : Globalisation 5. Vyas V S. (Ed.) : Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries 6. Evan T : Politics of Human Rights 7. Jogdand & Michael : Globalisation and Social Movements 8. Cohen R : Global Social Movements 9. Jain and Hexamer : Nuclearization in South Asia 10. S.K.Ray : Refugees and Human Rights 11. Bimal Chakraborty : The United Nations and the Third World – Shifting Paradigms 12. Kathleen C Bailey (Ed.) : Weapons of Mass Destruction 13. Partha S. Ghosh : Co-operation and Conflict in South Asia 14. A. C. Roy : International Affairs since 1919 15. A.K. Sen : International Relations since 1919 16. Prakash Chandra, Prem Arora : Comparative Politics and International Relations.

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VI SEMESTER

HS 6309 : HISTORY OF WEST ASIA SINCE 1900 A.D.

UNIT – I : Introduction – European interest in West Asia – I World War – Peace Settlements - Impact of Cold war on West Asia.

Turkey – Young Turk Movement – Mustafa Kemal Pasha – The Modernisation of Turkey – Post war Turkey (15 hrs) UNIT – II : Iraq – Rise of Nationalism – Anglo Iraq Treaty 1930 – Kuwait war and America Iran – conditions of Iran – Reza Khan – Reza Shah Pahlavi – Economic Reforms – Post War politics – The Oil Crisis – Pan Islamism - Khomeni. (20 hrs)

UNIT – V : Arab Nationalism – I World War and Arab Nations – Mandate System – Saudi Arabia and the Arab League (10 hrs) UNIT – VI : Zionist Movement – Balfour Declaration of 1917 – Jews and the II World War– Birth of Israel – Arab Israeli Conflict - Yasser Arafat and PLO. (15 hrs)

MAPS : (5 hrs) 1. Turkey after 1919 2. Mandates in West Asia after I World War 3. Areas of Dispute between Palestine and Israel.

Places of Historical Importance :

1. Ankara 2. Damascus 3. Mosul 4. Constantinople 5. Beirut 6. Jeddah 7. Mecca 8. Medina 9. Tel Aviv 10. Cairo 11. Palestine 12. Riyadh 13. Baghdad 14. Jerusalem 15. Tikrit 16. Suez Canal 17. Tehran 18. Amman 19. Basra 20. Tabriz

Books for study and reference :

1. History of Aisa – B.V. Rao 2. History of the Far East in Modern Times – Vinacke Harold M 3. Modern Iran – Peter Avery 4. The Middle East and the West – Louis Bernard 5. A Short History of the Middle East – G.E. Kirk 6. The Super Powers and Middle East – T.C. Bose 7. History of the Middle East – R. K. Majumdar 8. History of Middle East – R. S. Chaurasia