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The Cultural Politics and Political Culture of MERIP and Beyond MERIP及以后的文化政治与政治文化

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.4

Paul A. Silverstein, Ted Swedenburg

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AMÉLIE LE RENARD. Western Privilege: Work, Intimacy, and Postcolonial Hierarchies in Dubai (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2021). Pp. 256. $26.00 paperback. ISBN: 9781503629233. 阿梅利·勒雷纳德。西方特权：迪拜的工作、亲密度和殖民后等级（加利福尼亚州斯坦福：斯坦福大学出版社，2021年）。第256页26.00平装本。ISBN:9781503629233。

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.1

Jörg Matthias Determann

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RMS volume 55 issue 2 Cover and Back matter RMS第55卷第2期封面和封底

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.17

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On Academic Research, Legitimacy, and Fieldwork in Times of Crisis 论危机时期的学术研究、合法性与田野调查

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.11

Alia Kassem

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MERIP and Political Economy in Middle East Studies 中东研究中的MERIP与政治经济学

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.7

J. Beinin

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RMS volume 55 issue 2 Cover and Front matter RMS第55卷第2期封面和封面

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.16

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Letter from the Editor 编辑来信

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.15

Heather Ferguson

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MERIP's 50 Years of Women and Gender MERIP的妇女与性别研究50年

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.6

Judith E. Tucker

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Egypt's 2011 Uprising, Islamism, and the Unpopularity of Being Popular 埃及2011年的起义、伊斯兰主义和受欢迎的不受欢迎

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.12

James F. Toth

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MERIP as a Model for Politically Committed Knowledge Production in Middle East Studies MERIP作为中东研究中政治承诺知识生产的模型

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Review of Middle East Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.3

Waleed Hazbun

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