The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines Edited by David L. Szanton 2002    —   View Table of Contents Published in association with the University of California Press SUGGESTED CITATION: David L. Szanton, ed. The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines. University of California Press/University of California International and Area Studies Digital Collection, Edited Volume #3, 2002. http://repositories.cdlib.org/uciaspubs/editedvolumes/3

Contents

The Origin, Nature, and Challenges of Area Studies in the United States, David L. Szanton

Latin American Studies: Theory and Practice, Paul Drake and Lisa Hilbink

The Middle East in the Past and Future of Social Science, Timothy Mitchell

Area Studies in Search of Africa, Pearl T. Robinson

Japanese Studies: The Intangible Act of Translation, Alan Tansman

Soviet and Post-Soviet Area Studies, Victoria E. Bonnell and George Breslauer

Eastern Europe or Central Europe? Exploring a Distinct Regional Identity, Ellen Comisso and Brad Gutierrez

The Transformation of Contemporary China Studies, 1977-2002, Andrew G. Walder

South Asian Studies: Futures Past, Nicholas B. Dirks

The Development of Southeast Asian Studies in the United States, John Bowen