Charles R. H. Tripp
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Dr. Charles Tripp has recently been made Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East
Charles R. H. Tripp, Ph.D., is an academic and author specializing in the politics and history of the Near and Middle East.
Dr. Tripp's main areas of research include the study of state and society in the Middle East, especially Iraq, and Islamic political thought.
He currently (2008) lectures on government and politics of the Middle East for both undergraduates and postgraduates at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), a college of the University of London.
Dr. Tripp is regarded as a specialist on Iraq, and has spoken as a regional expert before, to media broadcasters including the BBC and NPR.
[edit] Selected Publications
1996: Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations and Regional Order (with S. Chubin)
2000: A History of Iraq (2nd Ed. published 2002; 3rd Ed. published 2007)
2006: Islam and the Moral Economy: the challenge of capitalism(2006)
[edit] External links
- SOAS Staff Profile
- Charles Tripp talks to the BBC about Iraq, May 2003
- Interview on National Public Radio (NPR), February 2003 (Radio stream and full transcript)
