Help with translation

[Tribble, Keith]

In the United States this field is known as area studies.
Keith Tribble
Oklahoma State University

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Boele, O.F.
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:25 AM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] Help with translation

 
Dear Seelangers,

How would you translate "kraevedenie"? "Regional studies" (sounds too
"academic" to me)?

Otto Boele
University of Leiden

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