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The Portrayal of the Middle East in Four Current School Textbooks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Hani Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Southern Mississippi
David Walker
Affiliation:
University of Southern Mississippi

Abstract

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Research Report
Copyright
Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America 2008

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References

Textbooks Reviewed

Spielvogel, J. J. (2005). World History: Modern Times. Columbus, Ohio: Glenco/McGraw-Hill.Google Scholar
Adler, P. J. (2005). World Civilizations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning.Google Scholar
Ellis, E. G., and Esler, A. (2005). World History. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.Google Scholar
Ahmad, I., Brodsky, H., Susan, Crofts M. & Ellis, E. G. (2004). World Cultures. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.Google Scholar

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