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Geography of the Middle East

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

John Kolars
John Kolars*
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University of Michigan
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Geography as a discipline allows several interpretations of area materials. The following outline does not claim to be exhaustive, but I feel that it does cover the major approaches to teaching a course entitled: The Geography of the Middle East. This syllabus incorporates materials suggested in other teachers’ course outlines in addition to my own, but the final interpretation — with its strengths and weaknesses — is my responsibility.

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Research Article
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Review of Middle East Studies , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , October 1969 , pp. 40 - 52
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Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America 1969

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