This course is designed to investigate the development of Islamic movements during the past two centuries, with a particular emphasis on the ways in which these movements have responded to the hegemony of the West. Course lectures and assigned readings will provide the basic historical background for the period covered in this class. The student will become familiar with the modern transformations in the Middle East, the impact that they have had upon Middle Eastern Islam, and the ways in which Islamic movements have developed in response to these transformations. An important thematic question is: What are the goals and practices of modern Islamic movements? To what degree do they reflect historic Islamic principles? Can they co-exist with the West?