Competing Visions of Area Studies in the Interwar Period: The School of Oriental Languages in Berlin

Focusing on the Seminar for Oriental Languages in Berlin, the article explores competing visions on the role of area studies between two prominent Orientalists in the interwar period. It shows that tensions between blue-sky research, applied research and the provision of educational services were at...

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Published in:	Middle East - Topics & Arguments
Main Author:	Schmid, Larissa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2015
Subjects:	Interwar Period Area Studies Oriental Studies Islamic Studies
Online Access:	Online Access
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