The Liberal Arts and The Future of Higher Education in The Middle East.

A collection of papers presented at the American University of Beirut during a conference sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on "The Liberal Arts: A Neglected Dimension of Middle East Development" held on campus in October 1977. It reasserts its conviction of the importance of those subjects traditionally included in a liberal arts program. Seventeen papers in five parts: Political and Economic Background, Educational Traditions, Development Technology and the Liberal Arts, The Case of the American University of Beirut.