Middle East Studies: International Perspectives on the State of the Art

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A cross-national survey volume examining the condition of Middle East studies in nine major countries across three continents. Designed as a state-of-the-art assessment of the field, the book also explores the institutional bases of Middle East studies across cultural and ideological boundaries. The contributors identify a number of emerging trends in Middle East studies, particularly a new emphasis on relevance which has shifted research approaches away from the "exotic peoples and places" perspectives of the colonial and postcolonial world view to the problem-oriented perspectives that characterize current efforts to conduct policy relevant research.

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TAREQ Y. ISMAEL is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary and the author of eleven published books.