Max Gross
Title
Adjunct Professor
Department
PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL CENTER FOR MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN UNDERS
General profile
Phone
202-687-6061
Alt. phone
703-241-8330
Alt. email
gross_max@hotmail.com
Location
163 ICC
Office hours
MW 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Bio
Max L. Gross retired from the Federal Government in December 2005. Prior to his retirement, he was for eleven years Dean of the School of Intelligence Studies at the National Defense Intelligence College. Before that, he was Professor of Intelligence (Middle East) at the same institution. He also served as an Intelligence Research Specialist in the Middle East Branch of DIA’s Directorate of Research. Dr. Gross served as a military intelligence officer in the United States Air Force, with three consecutive overseas assignments in Turkey, West Germany and South Vietnam.
In addition to his work at the Joint Military Intelligence College, he also has served as adjunct professor at George Washington University, American University, Georgetown University and the University of Virginia. He also lectures several times each year at federal institutions in the Washington, DC area and around the country.
His current research interests focus on the relation between religion and politics in the Islamic world. He also has been especially interested in Ottoman history, especially its military history and its period of rule in the Arab world.
In addition to his work at the Joint Military Intelligence College, he also has served as adjunct professor at George Washington University, American University, Georgetown University and the University of Virginia. He also lectures several times each year at federal institutions in the Washington, DC area and around the country.
His current research interests focus on the relation between religion and politics in the Islamic world. He also has been especially interested in Ottoman history, especially its military history and its period of rule in the Arab world.
CV
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Education
- Ph.D. (1979) Georgetown University, History
- M.A. (1971) American University of Beirut, History
- B.Sc. (1962) Iowa State University, History
Languages
- Arabic (read)
- French (read)
- Turkish (read)
Announcements
- Congratulation to PhD Student Matthew Bowman one of the new 2010-11 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows
- Department mourns loss of colleague: Dr. Richard Stites (December 2, 1931-March 7, 2010)
- Department mourns loss of colleague: Father John W. Witek, S.J., (September 13, 1933-January 31, 2010)