Derek Hopwood

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(d. 23 March 2020) was an emeritus Fellow of

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, and University Reader in Modern Middle Eastern Studies. Hopwood was the founding president Middle East Libraries Committee, a post which he kept until 1990. He was holder of the RISMES Award (2003) for Services to Middle Eastern Studies in Britain.BRISMES: awards
Retrieved 5 December 2010 He held visiting professorships at several international Universities, such as

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, and Pennsylvania. He was also for several years director of the Middle East Centre (MEC) at St Antony's College.

Publications

* ''Islam's Renewal: Reform or Revolt?'' (2018) * ''Sexual Encounters in the Middle East: The British, the French and the Arabs'' (1999) * ''Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia: The Tragedy of Longevity'' (1992) * ''Egypt, Politics and Society, 1945–1990'' (3rd edition 1991) * ''Tales of Empire: The British in the Middle East'' (1989) * ''Syria, 1945–1986: Politics and Society'' (1988) * ''British Images of the Arabs'' (1980) * ''The Russian Presence in Syria and Palestine, 1843-1914: Church and Politics in the Near East'' (1969)

References

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