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The cover
With popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East, the clock ticks for several Middle Eastern regimes. Cover design and
illustration by Jay Leek.
Volume 28 · Number 4 · Summer 2011
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Features
Building democracy in the Middle East
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Scholars analyze the push for freedom sweeping the Arab world and forecast the odds of representative governments taking root there. |
Bringing history to life
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Top historians and old documents help school teachers go beyond check lists of dates to engage their students with the country's past. |
Nurturing a rare breed
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With a world shortage of plant breeders, UC Davis is retooling its programs to train a new generation of scientists to develop crops for food and fuel. |