Author : Amanda Phillips
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781443812511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (125 download)
Book Synopsis The Meeting Place of British Middle East Studies by : Amanda Phillips
Download or read book The Meeting Place of British Middle East Studies written by Amanda Phillips and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The young scholars working in Middle East Studies in Great Britain are as diverse as the field itself. This volume brings together ten of these young men and women, all researchers at the cutting edge of their respective fields, which range from medieval literature to contemporary immigration policy. Each work has been selected not only for its empirical contribution but also for its methodology and for its relevance for general readers as well as academics. The history and practice of Middle East Studies as a whole is placed in perspective by the introduction, which also unites the overarching themes found in these chapters. It also looks at the formation, crises, and reforms in Area Studies, which directly impact the circumstances in which all of these scholars are working today. The particular, and peculiar, history of each field is highlighted by the authors, who carefully place their own respective research in larger contexts. Each introduction at once reveals the forces that have shaped the disciplineâ "whether the study of politics, history, law, literature, art or theologyâ "in the 20th century and considers these forces in terms of the larger trends and ideas that have formed, and continue to form, Middle East Studies as a whole. This book, as timely as it is topical, will prove an indispensable source for readers of all backgrounds.