title: The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education
author:  Betty S. Anderson 
description: Betty S. Anderson is Associate Professor of Middle East History at Boston University.
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  Cultures of
  
  
  Arab Schooling
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHIES FROM EGYPT
  
  
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