Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader
ISBN: 9781584652670 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of World War I through some of his greatest triumphs, including the Balfour Declaration, the founding of the Hebrew University, and the British Mandate for Palestine.
This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of World War I through some of his greatest triumphs, i...
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Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman
ISBN: 9781584652687 / Angielski / Miękka / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of World War I through some of his greatest triumphs, including the Balfour Declaration, the founding of the Hebrew University, and the British Mandate for Palestine.
This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of World War I through some of his greatest triumphs, i...
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170,02 zł |
Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989
ISBN: 9781842777688 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the Oslo Accords as they pass into history. Mark LeVine argues that Oslo was never going to bring peace of justice to Palestinians or Israelis and that the accords collapsed not because of a failure to live up to the agreements, but precisely because of the terms of and ideologies that underlay them. Today more than ever, it's crucial to understand why these failures happened and how they will impact on future negotiations towards any "final status agreement." This fresh and honest account of the peace process in the Middle East...
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the Oslo Accords as they pass into history. Mark LeVine argues that Oslo was never going...
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429,03 zł |
Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989
ISBN: 9781842777695 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the Oslo Accords as they pass into history. Mark LeVine argues that Oslo was never going to bring peace of justice to Palestinians or Israelis and that the accords collapsed not because of a failure to live up to the agreements, but precisely because of the terms of and ideologies that underlay them. Today more than ever, it's crucial to understand why these failures happened and how they will impact on future negotiations towards any "final status agreement." This fresh and honest account of the peace process in the Middle East...
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the Oslo Accords as they pass into history. Mark LeVine argues that Oslo was never going...
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151,37 zł |
The History of the Jews in Baghdad
ISBN: 9781843560029 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book deals with the history of the Jews in Baghdad, from the first mention of the place in the Talmud until recent times, and contains additional chapters on customs and usages, superstitions and proverbs, and also chapters on the settlement of Bagdad Jews in India and the Far East. The work describes the internal history of the Jews in Baghdad their communal, social and intellectual life. The work bases itself almost exclusively on Jewish sources these include many manuscripts from the Sassoon collection used here for the first time. The author an eminent scholar, who worked with...
The book deals with the history of the Jews in Baghdad, from the first mention of the place in the Talmud until recent times, and contains additional ...
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191,22 zł |
Politicide: The Real Legacy of Ariel Sharon
ISBN: 9781844675326 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ariel Sharon is one of the most experienced, shrewd and frightening leaders of the new millennium. Despite being found both directly and indirectly responsible for acts considered war crimes under international law, he became Prime Minister of Israel, a political victory he won by provoking the Palestinians into a new uprising, the second intifada.
From the beginning of his career Sharon was regarded as the most brutal, deceitful and unrestrained of all the Israeli generals and politicians. A man of monstrous vision, his attempts to destroy the Palestinian people have included the... Ariel Sharon is one of the most experienced, shrewd and frightening leaders of the new millennium. Despite being found both directly and indirectly re...
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95,58 zł |
The Sasanian Era
ISBN: 9781845116903 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This latest volume in The Idea of Iran series concentrates on the Sasanian period. Seizing power from the previous dynasty--the Parthians--the Sasanians ruled Iran and most of the ancient Near East from 224 until 642 CE. They are particularly fascinating because of their adherence to Zoroastrianism, an ancient dualistic Iranian religion named after the prophet Zarathustra (or, in Greek, Zoroaster). The Sasanians expressed the divine aspect of their rule in a variety of forms, such as on coins, rock reliefs and silver plates, and architecture and the arts flourished under their aegis.... This latest volume in The Idea of Iran series concentrates on the Sasanian period. Seizing power from the previous dynasty--the Parthians--the Sasa... |
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302,84 zł |
Nationalism and the Israeli State : Bureaucratic Logic In Public Events
ISBN: 9781859737804 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are the origins of Israeli nationalism? What is the cultural logic behind national festivals, military parades and patriotic memorials? How does a country like Israel transform state-related public events into enactments of nationalism? In this book, Don Handelman considers the meaning of Holocaust and military memorialism in Israel. He investigates the role of holiday celebrations, especially how they affect young children first learning about their country. Analyzing state ceremonies such as Holocaust Remembrance Day for the war dead, and Independence Day, he notes the absence of... What are the origins of Israeli nationalism? What is the cultural logic behind national festivals, military parades and patriotic memorials? How do... |
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656,16 zł |
Nationalism and the Israeli State: Bureaucratic Logic in Public Events
ISBN: 9781859737859 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are the origins of Israeli nationalism? What is the cultural logic behind national festivals, military parades and patriotic memorials? How does a country like Israel transform state-related public events into enactments of nationalism? In this book, Don Handelman considers the meaning of Holocaust and military memorialism in Israel. He investigates the role of holiday celebrations, especially how they affect young children first learning about their country. Analyzing state ceremonies such as Holocaust Remembrance Day for the war dead, and Independence Day, he notes the absence of... What are the origins of Israeli nationalism? What is the cultural logic behind national festivals, military parades and patriotic memorials? How do... |
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176,61 zł |
Archaeology, Anthropology and Cult: The Sanctuary at Gilat, Israel
ISBN: 9781904768586 / Angielski / Twarda / 886 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oxbow says: Gilat is a Chalcolithic site located in the northern Negev Desert of Israel. Based on seven seasons of excavation at the site, Thomas Levy and his colleagues have revealed this as an important pan-regional sanctuary, presenting a unique opportunity to investigate the development of a prominent ritual centre alongside the social evolution of an early society during the late 5th and early 4th millennium BC. This large tome comprises a collection of thematic essays which combine archaeological data, placed within the context of emerging social hierarchies, chiefdoms, craft...
Oxbow says: Gilat is a Chalcolithic site located in the northern Negev Desert of Israel. Based on seven seasons of excavation at the site, Thomas Levy...
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656,16 zł |
Under Vine and Fig Tree: Biblical Theologies of Land and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
ISBN: 9781931038454 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rooted in Mennonite Central Committees nearly six decades of work alongside Palestinians and Israelis, "Under Vine and Fig Tree" examines ways in which the Bible has been used to justify violence and dispossession, and ways it can be received as a life-giving word for Palestinians and Israelis wishing to live securely under their own vines and fig trees. (Christian)
Rooted in Mennonite Central Committees nearly six decades of work alongside Palestinians and Israelis, "Under Vine and Fig Tree" examines ways in whic...
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113,39 zł |
The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel
ISBN: 9781932528176 / Angielski / Twarda / 447 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although it is generally understood that American neoconservatives pushed hard for the war in Iraq, this book forcefully argues that the neocons' goal was not the spread of democracy, but the protection of Israel's interests in the Middle East. Showing that the neocon movement has always identified closely with the interests of Israel's Likudnik right wing, the discussion contends that neocon advice on Iraq was the exact opposite of conventional United States foreign policy, which has always sought to maintain stability in the region to promote the flow of oil. Various players in the rush to...
Although it is generally understood that American neoconservatives pushed hard for the war in Iraq, this book forcefully argues that the neocons' goal...
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170,73 zł |
Israel and the Clash of Civilisations: Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East
ISBN: 9780745327549 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Journalist Jonathan Cook explores Israel s key role in persuading the Bush administration to invade Iraq, as part of a plan to remake the Middle East, and their joint determination to isolate Iran and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons that might rival Israel s own. Journalist Jonathan Cook explores Israel s key role in persuading the Bush administration to invade Iraq, as part of a plan to remake the Middle Ea... |
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132,77 zł |
Shalom/Salaam/Peace: A Liberation Theology of Hope
ISBN: 9781845533793 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the creation of the state of Israel, a conflict revolving around land-ownership, water politics, human rights, and religious rights. 'Shalom/Salaam/Peace' examines the realities of life in contemporary Israel/Palestine, with its politics, wars, security wall, settlements and ongoing struggles. Having established the historical, scriptural and theological context behind the present situation, the book presents key figures who have promoted peace and justice and explores liberation theology as a way of bringing peace in...
Conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the creation of the state of Israel, a conflict revolving around land-owners...
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656,16 zł |
Shalom/Salaam/Peace: A Liberation Theology of Hope
ISBN: 9781845533809 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the creation of the state of Israel, a conflict revolving around land-ownership, water politics, human rights, and religious rights. 'Shalom/Salaam/Peace' examines the realities of life in contemporary Israel/Palestine, with its politics, wars, security wall, settlements and ongoing struggles. Having established the historical, scriptural and theological context behind the present situation, the book presents key figures who have promoted peace and justice and explores liberation theology as a way of bringing peace in...
Conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the creation of the state of Israel, a conflict revolving around land-owners...
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186,70 zł |
Shifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality in Israel: Or, How the Polish Peddler Became a German Intellectual
ISBN: 9780804756976 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why do racial and ethnic groups discriminate against each other? The most common sociological answer is that they want to monopolize scarce resources--good jobs or top educations--for themselves. This book offers a different answer, showing that racial and ethnic discrimination can also occur to preserve particular group identities. Shifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality in Israel focuses on the early period of Israeli statehood to examine how the European Jewish founders treated Middle Eastern Jewish immigrants. The author argues that, shaped by their own unique encounter with...
Why do racial and ethnic groups discriminate against each other? The most common sociological answer is that they want to monopolize scarce resources-...
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338,17 zł |
Postzionism: A Reader
ISBN: 9780813543475 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Postzionism first emerged in the mid-1980s in writings by historians and social scientists that challenged the dominant academic versions of Israeli history, society, and national identity. This reader provides a spectrum of views on Zionism and its place in the global Jewish world of the twenty-first century.
Postzionism first emerged in the mid-1980s in writings by historians and social scientists that challenged the dominant academic versions of Israeli h...
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201,89 zł |
Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the U.S.
ISBN: 9780300138702 / Angielski / Miękka / 668 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. U.S. foreign policy expert Trita Parsi untangles the complex and often duplicitous relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States.
U.S. foreign policy expert Trita Parsi untangles the complex and often duplicitous relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States.
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100,89 zł |
Just Say NU: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won't Do)
ISBN: 9780061657320 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his New York Times bestseller, Born to Kvetch, author Michael Wex led readers on a hilariously edifying excursion through Yiddish culture and history. With Just Say Nu, he shows us how to use this remarkable language to spice up conversations, stories, presentations, arguments, and more, when plain English will not suffice (including, of course, lots of delightful historical and cultural side trips along the way). There is, quite simply, nothing in the world that can't be improved by being translated into Yiddish. With Just Say Nu, readers will... In his New York Times bestseller, Born to Kvetch, author Michael Wex led readers on a hilariously edifying excursion through Yidd... |
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Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks
ISBN: 9780742551626 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict resolution theory to remain under-researched. It also stands out as the factor most likely to derail inherently sensitive negotiations. Negotiating Under Fire explores how such crises between two nations impact diplomatic initiatives between those countries. How do the negotiators' willingness and ability to continue influence the outcome? Do the levels of legitimacy, trust, and confidence within and between the parties change in such strained negotiations? Through a...
The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict resolution theory to remai...
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313,47 zł |