Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century

Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century reveals the inspirations behind post-war initiatives such as AMIDEAST and the Fulbright Program and their impacts on education exchange. Brawner discusses enrollme

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Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century

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Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century

Teresa Brawner Bevis

Palgrave

macmillan

HIGHER EDUCATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Copyright © Teresa Brawner Bevis 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-56859-5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.

ISBN 978-1-349-88745-3 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–56860–1 DOI: 10.1057/9781137568601

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Bevis, Teresa Brawner, author. Title: Higher education exchange between America and the Middle East through the twentieth century / Teresa Brawner Bevis. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015030032 | Subjects: LCSH: Educational exchanges—United States—History. | Educational exchanges—Middle East—History. | United States—Foreign relations—Middle East—History. | Middle East—Foreign relations—United States—History. | BISAC: EDUCATION / Higher. | EDUCATION / Multicultural Education. | EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions. | EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects. | EDUCATION / History. Classification: LCC LB2285.M628 B48 2016 | DDC 370.116—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015030032 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.

Contents

List of Illustrations

vii

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

1

Antiquity

1

2

Schooling and Literacy before World War II

29

3

Missionaries and Oil Barons

67

4 Programs, Enrollments, and Studies: World War II–1979

103

5

137

Politics and Policies, 1980–2000

Chronology

171

Notes

189

Bibliography

201

Index

205

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