The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines (Global, Area, & International Archive)
(Part of the Global, Area, and International Archive Series)
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Book Overview
The usefulness and political implications of Area Studies programs are currently debated within the Academy and the Administration, where they are often treated as one homogenous and stagnant domain of scholarship. The essays in this volume document the various fields' distinctive character and internal heterogeneity as well as the dynamism resulting from their evolving engagements with funders, US and international politics, and domestic constituencies. The authors were chosen for their long-standing interest in the intellectual evolution of their fields. They describe the origins and histories of US-based Area Studies programs, highlighting their complex, generative, and sometimes contentious relationships with the social science and humanities disciplines and their diverse contributions to the regions of the world with which they are concerned.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520245369
ISBN13:9780520245365
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:435 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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