The development of regions within the Mediterranean, variously called the West and East or Europe and Islam, with an emphasis on the role of modern France and France's Mediterranean empire. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 7), 364Q, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 16), 358F. Three lecture hours for one semester.