Middle East Studies After 9/11: Time for an Audit

Issue Date July 2002
Volume 13
Issue 3
Page Numbers 96-101
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Talk about the Middle East and those who study it has become understandably heated. But we can learn more through a calm assessment of the achievements and weaknesses of this field.

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