Islamic and Arabian Development Studies records, 1977-2000
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Duke University. Islamic and Arabian Development Studies
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The program was established in 1977 with funding from the Greater Charlotte Foundation. Later on, support was obtained from the government of Saudi Arabia, the Exxon Corporation, and other private and public bodies. The program became fully operational in the 1978-1979 academic year under the directorship of Ralph Braibanti. Studies focused primarily on the Arabian Peninsula and its social, economic, and political developments, and on the resurgence of Islam, with some attention also paid to Ara...