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This document discusses the history and development of area studies. It notes that area studies originated from Oriental studies and the application of social sciences to non-Western areas. However, area studies has been criticized for complicity with imperialism and Eurocentrism. It flourished during the Cold War when it was often driven by political and economic interests but also produced vast knowledge. The document calls for a vision of area studies that transcends past problems by focusing on place-ba

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Jon

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