The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education

by Betty S. Anderson

Book Overview

Since the American University of Beirut opened its doors in 1866, the campus has stood at the intersection of a rapidly changing American educational project for the Middle East and an ongoing student quest for Arab national identity and empowerment. Betty S. Anderson provides a unique and comprehensive analysis of how the school shifted from a missionary institution providing a curriculum in Arabic to one offering an English-language American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292747667
• ISBN13: 9780292747661
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.