Arab and Middle Eastern Studies

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300 Social sciences
320.9 Political situation and conditions
325  International migration and colonization
327 International relations
330 Economics
900 History and geography
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  1. MT (MicroThesaurus): subset of a thesaurus, usually containing terms from a subject area narrower than the scope of the whole thesaurus;
  2. NT (Narrower Term): used to indicate the relationship of the generic concept to a more specific one, together with an indication of the number of hierarchical steps between the broader term and each narrower term;
  3. RT (Related Term): preferred label for a concept that has an associative relationship with the one in question.

72 Geography

MT 7226 Asia and Oceania

MT 7236 political geography


76 International organization

MT 7616 extra-European organizations

              BT Arab organization
              NT1 Arab league

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320 Political science
  • 320.9 Political situation and conditions
           320.961  North Africa
  • 327 International relations
           327.56 Middle East
330 Economics
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