Requirements
Assignments: |
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Essays: there will be three assigned essays as the course develops; each essay is 30% of the total grade |
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Class participation: (questions/responses underscore efforts to understand course materials) |
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Readings:
Required readings are
to be completed before the class in which they will be discussed. The following
book is available for purchase at the University of Oregon bookstore; other
required readings will be available either as packets from the bookstore or
as hotlinks from the course website. As events develop these may change, so
please be attentive to announcements in class and on the course website regarding
required readings for a given class meeting.
Required:
1. Ahmed Rashid Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central
Asia
Yale University Press, 2001