Emerging Scholarship on the Middle East and Central Asia

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<p><span>Emerging Scholarship on the Middle East and Central Asia: Moving from the Periphery</span><span> provides fresh analysis and cutting-edge critique of phenomena and events across the region. Working out of diverse disciplinary traditions, the authors call on varied theoretical frameworks in order to challenge entrenched stereotypes and long-standing perspectives. This volume explores emerging directions in scholarship across a range of issues, including: the Gulf; Saudi strategizing; Afghan refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran; contemporary Turkish politics; the current Syrian conflict; Middle Eastern and Central Asian art; perceptions of security threats from Afghanistan; and the potential future role of China in the region. The authors in this volume have given wide-berth to dominant approaches to scholarship on the region, while grappling with overlooked issues and marginal populations in order to advance new frameworks.</span><span>On the Periphery</span><span> deserves a central place in future scholarly engagement with the Middle East and Central Asia.</span></p>

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<span><span>Elisabeth Yarbakhsh</span><span> is a research scholar at the Centre for Arab&amp; Islamic Studies at the Australian National University</span></span><br><br><span><span>Maria Syed</span><span> is a doctoral candidate at the Australian National University</span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>Katlyn Quenzer</span><span> is a doctoral student at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University</span></span>

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