Zachary Lockman

Field Notes: The Making of Middle East Studies in the United States - xxi, 351 p., 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references(pages 331-344) and index.

"We shall have to understand it" -- "The regional knowledge now required" -- Launching a new field -- Princeton, the ACLS and postwar Near Eastern studies -- A committee for the Near and Middle East -- Field-building in boom times -- "A need for more regular contact" -- "The lower parts of Max Weber".

9780804799065


Area studies--History--United States--20th century


Middle East--Study and teaching--History--United States--20th century