Israel: History, Politics, Culture, and Identity
As taught in: Spring 2011
An Israeli flag hangs from a window on the country's 60th birthday in 2008. (Image courtesy of Johnk85 on Flickr.)
Instructors:
Dr. Ehud Eiran
MIT Course Number:
17.565
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Features
Course Description
The course provides the students a basic understanding of modern Israeli history, politics, culture and identity through lectures, discussions and projects. Among the topics to be explored are: ideational, institutional and material foundations of the state of Israel; Israeli national identity, Israeli society, economy, and foreign and security policies.
