Friday’s Class………

Began class by telling the students that they were a good class and that I hoped they would continuing studying and trying to understand the complexities of the Middle East……

I reminded them that this class would be review and that we would review everything covered…..and told them that they would be given a teacher eval and that I had a meeting with the dean and that they could leave after they filled out the eval and put it on my desk…….

Review and discussion…….

Since this lecture series was condensed down there is only so much that can be crammed into 4 weeks….so if anyone would like to read about the events that have brought the country to this point in history…..I offer these source for further study……

A Peace To End All Peace……David Fromkin

Eden To Armageddon……Roger Ford (it is more of a history of the War in the Middle East)…..

Fall of the Ottoman Empire……Eugene Rogan

History of Palestine……..Grundrun Kramer

Afghanistan (a history)…….Stephen Tanner

A World Of Trouble…..Patrick Tyler

US Foreign Policy in the Middle East……Kylie Baxter

Sowing Crisis……Rashid Khalidi

For a quick overview for those that may be in a rush…..

Idiot’s Guide to the Middle East Conflict……..Mitchell G. Bard, PhD

The Middle East For Dummies……Craig S. Davis, PhD

These books will give a good overview of the subject……

If anyone would like more info on other reliable sources on the Middle East please feel free to ask and I shall give you others for further study…..

Told students to study their tests and notes and they would do fine…..that there would be nothing hidden in the test……

I dismissed class 30 minutes early……told the student’s to study hard and make me proud…….made my way to the Dean’s office……

(That was the breakdown of the last class before the final and I look forward to seeing how they do on that test)