Higher Education Exchange Between America and the Middle East Through the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9781137568595 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 214 str.

Teresa Brawner Bevis

Opis

Higher education exchange between America and the Middle East is a comparatively recent development, but the colorful history of circumstances and events that preceded the relationship is ancient and deep. Here, Bevis explores the multifarious and intriguing story from antiquity to the end of the twentieth century.

Spis treści

1. Antiquity
2. Schooling and Literacy before World War II
3. Missionaries and Oil Barons
4. Programs, Enrollments, and Studies: World War II-1979
5. Politics and Policies 1980-2000

O autorze

Teresa Brawner Bevis is Adjunct Professor at Crowder College, USA.

Blurb

Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century reveals the inspirations behind post-war initiatives such as AMIDEAST and the Fulbright Program and their impacts on education exchange. Brawner discusses enrollments by country and the factors that influenced education exchange through the end of the twentieth century. Included throughout are stories of individuals who helped shape the rich and volatile history of America's academic connections with the Middle East.