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The Post-Prandial Musings of A Historian Who has been working in the Ottoman Archives: Presidential Address November 21, 1975

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Roderic H. Davison*
Affiliation:
George Washington University

Extract

Thank you, Professor Bodman. I should like to add my thanks also to Professor Adele Ferdows and her Committee, to the University of Louisville, for their thoughtful local arrangements, and to Professor Bodman and his Program Committee for their good work.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America 1976

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