The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education

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Copyright © 2011 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2011 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anderson, Betty S. (Betty Signe), 1965– The American University of Beirut : Arab nationalism and liberal education / by Betty S. Anderson. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-292-72691-8 (cl. : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-292-73498-2 (e-book) 1. American University of Beirut—History. 2. Education, Higher—Arab countries. 3. Education, Humanistic—Arab countries. 4. Nationalism—Arab countries. I. Title. lg351.a72a76 2011 378.5692'5—dc23 2011025372 To families and friends THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...