The essays in this collection entertain the question of how scholars may reconfigure "area-based knowledge" to respond to social sciences and globalization. The authors demonstrate that local knowledge is vital to understanding rapidly changing global patterns. Editor(s): Mirsepassi, Ali; Basu, Amrita; Weaver, Frederick S. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396. . 2003. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Localizing Knowledge in a Globalizing World: Recasting the Area Studies Debate (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0815629826
ISBN 13: 9780815629825
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
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University professors of anthropology, international relations, political science, history, economics, and Middle Eastern, African, and gender studies present 12 contributions examining the area studies debate by placing conventional academic disciplines in their historical and cultural contexts and by elucidating the problems of traditional area studies. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Ali Mirsepassi is associate professor of sociology and Middle East studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Amrita Basu is professor of political science and women's and gender studies, Amherst College.

Frederick Weaver is professor of economics and history at Hampshire College.

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