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Area studies

Area studies, also known as regional studies, is an interdisciplinary field of research and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical, national/federal, or cultural regions. The term exists primarily as a general description of what are, in the practice of scholarship, many heterogeneous fields of research, encompassing both the social sciences…

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related to Further reading · 26
Area studies → December, Disciplines, Duke University Press, Durham, Global Age, Globality Studies Journal, Hans, Harootunian, Harry, Interdisciplinary, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, ISBN, Issue, Kuijper, Learning Places, Masao, Miyoshi, NC, Reconfiguring Area Studies, Schäfer
related to history · 21
Area studies → Africa, After, American, Area, Asia, Before, China, CIA, Cold War, Foreign-area, Friedrich-Wilhelm University Berlin, Humboldt-University, Office, Oriental Languages, Seminar, Soviet Union, Strategic Services, United States, Western, While
related to Controversy within the field · 15
Area studies → American-centric, Arguably, Chalmers Johnson, CIA, Cold War, FBI, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Many, Others, Since, Some, To, Why
related to Related fields · 15
Area studies → African American, Aramaic, Asian American, Chicano, Hebraic, Jewish, Latino, LGBT, Mandaean, Native American, Other, Romani, Semitic, Syriac, There
related to Institutions · 10
Area studies → African Studies, Foreign Studies, German Institute, Global, London, Oriental, School, Some, Tokyo University, University
related to External links · 3
Area studies → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldSince0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldMany0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldCold War0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldCIA0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldFBI0.60section
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Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldOthers0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldAmerican-centric0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldArguably0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldTo0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldJapan0.60section
Area studiesrelated to Controversy within the fieldChalmers Johnson0.60section

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