The Museum of Writing.

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• expression écrite - matière potentielle : 1835 school
• expression écrite - matière potentielle : styles
• exposé
• cours - matière potentielle : school
• expression écrite
• cours - matière potentielle : book
• cours - matière potentielle : books

The Museum of Writing. Scripts WRITING IN SCHOOL Coptic Copy Exercise Part of a Coptic school writing copy on papyrus. There is discussion as to whether it is the work of one bored pupil or three different pupils of varying ages or talent. 6thC AD Home-tutored Music Book This was written by Betty White, but also bears the names of three other ‘White' children. In view of the date and the fact that two were girls, it was most likely used by them for their private tutors at home.

• north africa west of egypt
• philosophical texts across north india during the pre-1900 period
• official languages of india
• leaf for comparison
• leaf
• script
• century
• paper
• text

Sujets

• Style
• Exposé
• School
• Beatriz
• Mariano
• Taylor

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• Publié par: zeap
• Nombre de lectures: 14
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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MA TAUGHT PROGRAMMES
SYLLABUS

2011/12




Contents

Introduction ................................................................................. 3
List of modules for all programmes 2011/12…………………..4
Details of modules and preliminary reading…………………..5
Special Regulations:
MA in Politics and International Relations (PT) ......................... 32
MA in International Relations ...................................................... 33
MA in nal Studies .....................…34
MA in Faith and Globalisation .................. ...35
MA in Research Methods (Pol & IR) .......................................... 37
MA & MSc in Islamic Finance ................ ...38
MSc in Arab World Studies…………………………………….40








A HANDBOOK AND READING LISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAMMES


Michaelmas Term 05 Oct 2011 – 14 Dec 2011
Epiphany Term 16 Jan 2012 – 16 Mar 2012
Easter Term 23 April 2012 – 22 June 2012
2
Introduction

The University has adopted a process of modularisation of its taught
Masters degrees which has allocated credits to each module: a single
module is worth 15 credits a double module is worth 30 credits. A
minimum of 180 credits are needed to complete each MA degree.
This means that you will take the equivalent of six single modules and
write a dissertation (the dissertation is worth 75, 60 or 45 credits
depending on which programme you are studying; a research methods
module worth 15 credits is associated with the 45 and 75 credit
dissertations. You will find the credit value of each module listed in
the regulations for each degree at the back of this booklet.
If you find any of this confusing please do not worry. When you
arrive in Durham you will be able to discuss your choices with the
Director of Taught Programmes.
For now you may like to look at some of the preliminary readings
listed in this booklet. We suggest that you identify the core modules
for your chosen degree listed at the front and consider what
preliminary reading would be necessary. We would like to stress that
you are not required to read all the items before you arrive.
Depending on your previous educational background you should aim
to make a start where you feel your need is the most obvious.


3
List of Modules available in 2010/11


America and the World: The Making of US Foreign Policy……………...5
Collective Identities and Political Thought in Britain Since 1850………...6
East Asian Strategic Quadrangle…………………………………………..7
European Institutions and the Policy Process……….8
The European Union as a Global Actor……………………………………9
European Security……………………………………………...10
German Foreign Policy ......................................................................... …..11
Human Rights ............................. 12
International Relations and Security in the Middle East ............................ 13
The International System………………………………………………….14
International Theory .................................................................................... 15
Islamic Banking and Finance ..................................................................... 16
Islamic Law and Financial Transactions .................... 17
Islamic Political Economy .......... 18
Issues in the Politics of Military Occupations…………………………….20
Just War in Political Theory and Practice ………………………………..21
Methodology in the Social Sciences ........................................................... 22
Nationalism, Revolution and Reform in Contemporary China .................. 23
Political Economy and Development of Chinese Business……………….24
Political Economy of Development in the Middle East ............................. 25
Political Ideology ........................................................................................ 26
Politics, Government and Civil Society in the Middle East ....................... 27
Region, Nation and Citizen in South East Asia…………………………...28
Religion and Globalisation…………………………………… 29
Research Methods and Dissertation Production…………………………...30
Studying Hamas…………………………………………………………....31



4
AMERICA AND THE WORLD: THE MAKING OF US
FOREIGN POLICY


This module aims to achieve an understanding of the making of
American foreign policy. Following an introduction to the relevant
theoretical and historical literature, the main institutions of, and
influences on, the US foreign policy-making process will be
considered. There will be one major Cold War era case study: US
foreign policy in relation to the Vietnam War. Detailed attention will
then be given to the post-Cold War policy of the Clinton
Administration, to the G. W. Bush Administration‘s response to 9/11,
including the decision to invade Iraq in 2003, and to the early foreign
policy of the Obama administration. By the end of the module,
students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major
theoretical and historical approaches to the study of US foreign
policy; to show understanding of the roles played by the leading
institutions and forces in making US foreign policy; and to assess the
contemporary extent and likely trajectory of American global power.
Preliminary Reading:
The key text for this course is:
Michael Cox and Doug Stokes, eds. (2008), US Foreign Policy, Oxford, Oxford
University Press.
See also:
1. I. Daalder and J. Lindsay (2003), America Unbound: the Bush Revolution in
Foreign Policy, New York, Wiley.
2. A. Danchev and J. MacMillan (eds) (2005), The Iraq War and Democratic
Politics, London, Routledge.
3. J. Dumbrell and D. Ryan (eds) (2006), Vietnam in Iraq: Tactics, Lessons,
Legacies and Ghosts, London, Routledge.
4. B. Jentleson (2005), American Foreign Policy: the Dynamics of Choice in the
st21 Century, New York, Norton.
5. R.J.McMahon (2003), Major Problems in the History of the Vietnam War,
New York, Houghton Mifflin.
6. I. Parmar, L. Miller and M. Ledwidge, eds. (2009) New Directions in US
Foreign Policy. London, Routledge.
'See also recent issues of the journal, 'Foreign Affairs', and the
Council on Foreign Relations website (http://www.cfr.org)'
5
COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES AND POLITICAL
THOUGHT IN BRITAIN SINCE 1850


This module is concerned with a selection of the various collective
identities that have informed political thought in Britain during the
last century and a half. It looks closely at how the boundaries of
‗belonging‘ have been drawn and contested through ideals of
citizenship, subjecthood, sovereignty, democracy, nationhood, culture
and community. The module aims to enhance skill in interpreting
political thought at an historical and analytical level and critical
engagement with advanced secondary literature.

The module begins by considering J.S. Mill‘s attempt to challenge the
understanding of citizenship as a masculine domain, arguing for
sexual equality as a condition of inclusion based on citizenship rights.
It then discusses the complex relationship of Liberalism to empire as
the locus of patriotism and national identity in the work of two of
Mill‘s near contemporaries, James Fitzjames Stephen and James
Anthony Froude. The tradition of Liberal Anglicanism as a means of
thinking about the nation as a spiritual community bound together by
the ties culture will be explored through the classic work of Matthew
Arnold, Culture and Anarchy. Early-twentieth-century critics of
democracy centring on the psychology of the mass mind will
highlight the problems that faced Liberalism at the height of its
electoral power. The module concludes with an examination of
changing conceptions of English and British nationhood in the era of
multiculturalism and devolution.

Topics:

1. J. S. Mill, sexual equality and citizenship
2. James Fitzjames Stephen: Liberalism, Patriotism and Empire
3. James Anthony Froude: Empire and Republicanism
4. Matthew Arnold: Provincialism versus Culture
5. Social Psychology and the Collective Mind: J.A. Hobson and Graham
Wallas.
6. Liberal Dissent: G.K. Chesterton, Little England and the decay of
democracy in Edwardian Britain
7. Socialist Dissent: Socialism and group rights in the writings of G.D.H.
Cole and R.H. Tawney.
8. Whither the Union? England and Britain after Devolution.
6
THE EAST ASIAN STRATEGIC QUADRANGLE


This course examines the international politics and security of East
Asia from within the context of the East Asian Strategic Quadrangle:
China, Japan, the United States, and Russia. Students will be
introduced to the concepts of strategic regions and cultures; and will
then examine perceptions of change within the post-Cold War East
Asian order from the strategic perspective of each of the members of
the EASQ. In the second half of the course the module takes four case
studies to examine how the strategic perceptions and interests of the
four powers interact, complement or contradict each oth