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1 Thematic Guide to SSRC Bibliography on Area Studies Thematic Guide to SSRC Bibliography on Area Studies, October 2008 Antecedents to and Establishment of Area Studies in the US Arum, Stephen Marshall. 1975. Early Stages of Foreign Language and Area Studies in the U.S., 1915-1941 Columbia University, New York. Bennett, Wendell C. 1951. Area Studies in American Universities. New York: SSRC. Biddle, Sheila. 2002. Internationalization: Rhetoric or Reality? ACLS Occasional Paper No. 56. Dougherty, James Vachel 1993. A History of Federal Policy Concerning College or University- based Foreign Language and Area Studies Centers, 1941-1980 University of Maryland, College Park. Hall, Robert B. 1947. Area Studies with Special Reference to Their Implications for Research in the Social Sciences. New York: SSRC. Wagley, Charles. 1948. Area Research and Training: A Conference on the Study of World Areas. New York: Social Science Research Council. Worcester, Kenton W. 2001. Social Science Research Council, 1923-1998. New York: SSRC. Surveys, Assessments and Reference Materials Atkinson, Dorothy. 1991. Prospects for Faculty in Area Studies: Soviet and East European Studies. Stanford, CA: National Council of Area Studies Associations. Bay, Edna. 1991. Prospects for Faculty in African Studies. Stanford, CA: National Council of Area Studies Associations. Betteridge, Anne H. 1996 Prospects for Faculty in Middle East Studies, A Report Prepared for the National Council of Area Studies Associations by the Middle East Studies Association: NCAAS. Gosling, L. A. Peter. 1991. Prospects for Faculty in Area Studies: Asian Studies. Stanford, CA: NCASA. International Council for Educational Development. 1972. Area Studies on U.S. and Canadian Campuses: A Directory. New York: ICED. Lambert, Richard D. 1973. Language and Area Studies Review. Philadelphia, PA: American Academy of Political and Social Science. ———. 1984. 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