Area studies

study of Asia and Asian history, cultures, languages, peoples, etc.

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branch of geography

field of academic study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies

interdisciplinary fields of research in geography, history, culture, politics, economy, ethnology, languages and sociology, within a national, regional, or local context, in order to describe or explain its specificities

academic discipline that covers the study of the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language

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interdisciplinary academic field focused on American history, society and culture

Chorography (from χῶρος khōros, "place" and γράφειν graphein, "to write") is the art of describing or mapping a region or district, and by extension such a description or map. This term derives from the writings of the ancient geographer Pomponius Mela and Ptolemy, where it meant the geographical description of regions. However, its resonances of meaning have varied at different times. Richard Helgerson states that "chorography defines itself by opposition to chronicle. It is the genre devoted to place, and chronicle is the genre devoted to time". Darrell Rohl prefers a broad definition of "th

Caucasology, or Caucasiology is the historical and geopolitical studies of the Caucasus region. The branch has more than 150 years history. In 1972, the Caucasiological Center (renamed to International Caucasiological Center in 2000) was founded under the auspices of the Israel President Zalman Shazar.

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Ostforschung (; "research on the east") is a German term dating from the 18th century for the study of the areas to the east of the core German-speaking region. At its core, Ostforschung postulated that Germans and Germany were superior to Poles and Poland, and aimed to prove this thesis. The idea of German superiority and Prussian stereotypes about Poles were the core beliefs of this field of research.

study of Asia and Asian history, cultures, languages, etc.

academic discipline focused on the analysis of Latin American culture

academic field studying Canadian culture and society, history, government, literature, etc.

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field of research that concentrates on mountain landscapes

natural and cultural environments and associated intangible cultural heritage

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