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Join the MENA Program to celebrate the publication of four new books by its core faculty. Commentary will be given by colleagues of the authors, and a reception will follow. These books are:

· Brian Edwards, After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East. Columbia University Press, 2015.
Commentary: Susan Manning, English

· Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion. Princeton University Press, 2015.
Commentary: Michael Loriaux, Political Science

· Henri Lauzière, The Making of Salafism: Islamic Reform in the Twentieth Century. Columbia University Press, 2015.
Commentary: John Bushnell, History

· Jessica Winegar, Anthropology's Politics: Disciplining the Middle East. Stanford University Press, 2015.
Commentary: Robert Launay, Anthropology