American missionaries and the Middle East
Subtitle: foundational encounters
By: edited by Mehmet Ali Doǧan and Heather J. Sharkey
Contributors: Doǧan, Mehmet Ali, 1976-; Sharkey, Heather J. (Heather Jane), 1967-; Middle East Studies Association of North America. Meeting
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781607810384
Subjects: History; Congresses; American Missions; Church history
Description: "This volume focuses on regions that were once part of the Ottoman Empire in western Asia, the Balkans, and North Africa. Contributors explain the distinctly American dimensions of these missionary encounters, the cultural influences exerted on the region, and their consequences for local nationalism, print culture, education, and more."--Back cover.
Notes: Proceedings of the 2005 and 2006 annual meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-330) and index.