Construction of the Middle East as a seperate region

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Mecit, Mustafa

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The thesis attempts to illuminate the construction process of the Middle East as a separate region. Within this context, it first seeks to find out what a region means. For this sake, the thesis outlines the historical development of the discipline of geography and the changing meanings of region in line with the disciplinary developments. Furthermore, it concentrates on the emergence of the region Middle East, its denomination and transformation along with changing international politics. Finally, the thesis evaluates the existence of the ethnocentric geographical term Middle East within the context of current global conditions.

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General Social Sciences.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16090

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M. Mecit, “Construction of the Middle East as a seperate region,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.