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In the humanities and social sciences, area studies is interdisciplinary the food & drug administration and scholarship on to the particular geographical or cultural region. A term is primarily as a general description for what come, in the practice of scholarship, several heterogeneous fields of the food and drug administration. Fields come defined otherwise from either either university to university, & from department to department, however park locality-studies fields include:

Middle Eastern studies (or Near Eastern studies) Asian studies East Asian studies South Asian studies African studies Latin American studies South American studies Central American studies Caribbean studies American studies (in the United States this has traditionally referred primarily to North America and especially the U.S.)

More interdisciplinary locate fields like women's studies (also known as gender studies), and Ethnic Studies (including African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies) are not part of area studies but are sometimes included in discussion along with it.

Counterpoint a term cultural studies.

Country Studies - The Library of Congress
Online series containing studies of 91 countries.

Culturelink Network
Network of networks for research and cooperation in cultural development. Features databank of regional policies, institutions, and resources; current publications and research; membership and participation information.

World Area Studies Internet Resources
Portal hosted by Western Connecticut State University, Department of Social Sciences features links to resources related to area studies.

Global Studies Program - Masters in Social Sciences
Study focus on globalization, international governance and cultural change. Degree program jointly run by universities in Freiburg, New Delhi, and Singapore.

Institute for Global Studies
A research unit at Johns Hopkins University that specializes in the study of global power, culture, and history. Features newsletter, calendar of events and program information.

N2geo
Non-profit organization dedicated to geographic, political, economic and historical information for many countries and regions. Features catalog of area studies, as well as contact information and mission statement for the group.

Countries of the World
Information from the CIA World Fact Book, United Nations Statistical Office, Library of Congress Country Studies and other sources. Features calculated country ranks, maps, country and airport codes.

MSU Global Access
Search engine from Michigan State University features access to courses, maps, news, data sources, and current research. Database is sorted by region, country, thematic area, constituency group, and resource type.

Social Science Archive Search Tool
Meta search engine allows visitors to query multiple data archives based on country and topic. Features geographic interface, keyword and topic specification.

Aneki.com
Offers country and regional profiles including maps, information on literacy, GNP, poverty, and comparison rankings.


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