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Masters, Bruce A.


John E. Andrus Professor of History
History Department
860.685.2395

Professor of History
History Department
860.685.2395
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BS Georgetown University
PHD University of Chicago
MAA Wesleyan University
TU
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EMAIL:
bmasters@wesleyan.edu
WESLEYAN PO BOX:
 History Department
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
HIST234 - 01
LANG357 - 01
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Current project:Arabistan: Ottomans and Arabs, 1516-1916-a book length manuscript exploring the political and cultural interactions between the Ottomans and their Arabic-speaking subjects from the initial conquest through World War I. Published works include: The Origins of Western Economic Dominance in the Middle: Mercantilism and the Islamic Economy in Aleppo, 1600-1750 East (1988); Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World (2001); The Ottoman City between East and West, co-authored with Edhem Eldem and Daniel Goffman (1999)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Ottoman Empire
Modern Middle East
Ireland
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
American Historical Association
Middle East Studies Association
Turkish Studies Association
OFFICE HOURS:
Fall 2009: Tuesday 1-2:30, Friday 10-11, or by appointment.