ES 455B
THE MIDDLE EAST
WHAT’S IN A NAME?• THE MIDDLE EAST DEFINED– THE MIDDLE EAST FROM WHAT VANTAGE POINT?– THE COLONIAL ORIGIN OF THE TERM– POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF
GEOGRAPHY
• WEST ASIA• NORTH AFRICA– HOW THOSE DIFFER FROM THE TERM “THE
MIDDLE EAST.”
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