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Issue 9/November 2002
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors,
Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman, Joy
Pincus
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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
6. AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and
activities)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
IMPORTANT NEWS:
MERIA Journal, Vo. 6, No. 4 (December 2002) will be published in early
December and include the following articles:
Iraqi opposition: Robert Rabil, a history of the opposition; Carole O'Leary, the Kurds and Iraq’s future.
Turkish elections: Ali Carkoglu,
analysis of the voting; Soner Cagaptay, Turkey’s the new government and
political future
Matthew Levitt, the financing of Middle
Eastern terrorism; Cameron Brown, contemporary Azerbaijan; Norvell De Atkine,
memoirs of Jordan and Lebanon in the 1960s.
New Directory of Turkish Studies
Scholars
The new Global Directory of Turkish
Scholars is now online and can be seen at <http://tsi.idc.ac.il/global_scholars/main_page.html>.
With The growing importance of Turkey and its place in international affairs,
The field of Turkish Studies has grown steadily. The GLORIA Center, through its
Turkish Studies Institute (TSI), <http://tsi.idc.ac.il>
has sought to promote first-rate scholarship and analysis on contemporary
Turkey.
This new directory is an effort to
bring together scholars on Turkey wherever they are located, to encourage
dialogue, assist in research, and help in the organization of projects and
courses. It is compiled in conjunction with TESEV (Turkish Economic and Social
Studies Foundation.)<http://www.tesev.org.tr>
For inclusion in this directory, write to us at <gloria@idc.ac.il>.
Send us your name, title, the institution you are affiliated with and the
department, the specific areas of reseach you specialize in, and the email
address you wish listed in the index. Use the same address to alter your own
existing entry. We also welcome remarks and suggestions.
Site updated
The September issue of MERIA Journal has been published and can be reached
on-line at: <http://meria.idc.ac.il>.
TSI (Turkish Studies Institute) News Issue 2 is now up online and can be viewed
at: <http://tsi.idc.ac.il/tsinews/2002/issue2.html>.
To subscribe for free: <gloria@idc.ac.il>.
New Books from GLORIA Center
Barry Rubin (ed.), The Region at the Center of the World: Crises and Quandaries
in the Contemporary Persian Gulf (Frank Cass., 2002). 320 pp. 39.50
pounds/$57.50 (cloth). ISBN: 0-7146-5267-9. <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/crises_quandaries_gulf.html>
The Persian Gulf region has been the source or locale of a disproportionately
high number of major world developments and crises in recent decades. These have
included the oil price boom, Iranian revolution and hostage crisis, Iran-Iraq
war, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and that ensuing war, the ups and downs of
sanctions against Iraq, and the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on America.
This area is truly the region at the center of the world’s concerns. The
simplest explanation of its importance may be the high concentration of
petroleum and natural gas found there, yet the existence of militant
dictatorships, a stark confrontation between modernity and tradition, extremes
of wealth and poverty, a virtually unique role for religion, and a dramatic
struggle between a democratic movement and a semi-theocracy in Iran are other
remarkable and distinctive features of the area. This book surveys and analyzes
the contemporary problems and issues of the Gulf region in order to show the
nature of current conflicts and the likely direction of future ones. To order:
<http://www.cassbooks.com> or
contact the publishers at: Frank Cass Publishers
Crown House, 47 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 5BP, UK. Tel:
+44(0)20-8920-2100; Fax: +44(0)20-8447-8548.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books (For further information and to order, visit website given.)
Patrick Clawson (ed.), How to Build a New Iraq (Washington Institute for Near
East Policy, September 2002), 93 pp., $19.95. To order: Tel.: 1-800-275-1447,
fax: 202-797-2960. For further information and to read the introduction: <http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubs/index.htm>
.
Caryle Murphy, Passion for Islam - Shaping the Modern Middle East: The
Egyptian Experience (Simon and Schuster, 2002). 368 pp, $27.00. ISBN:
0-7432-3578-9. For further information and to order: <alison.kling@simonandschuster.com>
.
Robert G. Rabil, Embattled Neighbors: Syria, Israel, and Lebanon (Lynn
Rienner, February 2003), ca. 300 pp. $58.50 (hardcover). ISBN: 1-58826-149-2.
For further information and to order: <lmccully@rienner.com>
.
B. Journals, Newsletters. Papers
Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations (1:3) has been
published. Articles are published on-line and can be downloaded as *.pdf or *.htm
documents. To view: <http://www.alternativesjournal.com>.
The Al Khoei Foundation in London, Committee for Shi'a Muslims, Dialogue
monthly. All issues and articles from Nov 1991 to Nov 2000 are accessible at:
<http://www.al-khoeifoundation.org/Publications/Dialogue/IssuesList.htm>.
Jacques Beltran, French Policy Toward Iraq (Brookings Institution's Center on
the United States and France, US-France Analysis): <http://www.brookings.edu/fp/cusf/analysis/index.htm>.
Thomas Carothers, Marina Ottaway, Amy Hawthorne and Daniel Brumberg,
"Democratic Mirage in the Middle East," (Carnegie Democracy and Rule
of Law Project, 2002). For copies, contact: <pubs@ceip.org>
, or visit: <http://www.ceip.org/pubs>
.
Stephane Dudoignon and Hisao Komatsu (eds.), Islam in Politics in Russia and
Central Asia, 18th-20th Centuries (London: Kegan Paul, 2001). 375 pp. For
further information: <http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/>
.
Fouad El Khatib, International Institute of Strategic Studies
Counterproliferation Policy and France's New Government (Brookings Institution's
Center on the United States and France, US-France Analysis): <http://www.brookings.edu/fp/cusf/analysis/index.htm>.
Barry Rubin, The Real Roots of Arab Anti-Americanism, Foreign Affairs,
November/December 2002: <http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20021101faessay9993-p50/barry-rubin/the-real-roots-of-arab-anti-americanism.html>.
James Russell, Deconstructing the US-Saudi Partnership? (Center for
Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School). The text can be found
at: <http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/rsepResources/si/sept02/middleEast2.asp>.
Eric Witte, Sources of Revenue for Saddam & Sons: A Primer on the
Financial Underpinnings of the Regime in Baghdad (The Coalition for
International Justice). For a copy of the report online: <http://www.cij.org>.
CIA, Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs (October 2002). Can also be
dowloaded as *.pdf file: <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/iraq_wmd/Iraq_Oct_2002.htm>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A.General:
University of Michigan resource page with links to Arab media, sorted by
country:
<http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/arabicnews.html>.
Arab World Direct, A new BBC World series which gives viewers a chance to see
the Middle East in a broader context. This series looks outside the Arab-Israeli
conflict that dominates the news and takes a look at the life, the business and
the culture of the wider region in all its diversity: <http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickpage.asp?pageid=2088&home=1>.
Middle East virtual library hosted by the University of Halle, Germany: <http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/html/index.html>.
The History Foundation (Tarih Vakfi) is a Turkish non-governmental
organization which aims to develop historical consciousness free from
prejudices, racism and chauvinism, to promote a scientific approach to history
and to preserve the historical inheritance of Turkey with a broad social
participation. It publishes books in English and Turkish, as well as three
magazines: New Perspectives on Turkey (bi-annual, English), Istanbul (Turkish),
Toplumsal Tarih (Social History), (monthly, Turkish). Also runs an Information
and Documentation Center: <http://www.tarihvakfi.org.tr/>
.
Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought. Includes sections on: Ibn Rushd's
Biography, Forum, Ibn Rushd Prizes. Site is in English, Arabic and German: <http://www.ibn-rushd.org/>.
Al-Hewar Center list of links to articles on Nasser, 30 years after his
death: <http://www.alhewar.com/30_years_after_gamal_abdul_nasser.htm>.
B. Terrorism
The new Council on Foreign Relations report entitled "Terrorist
Financing":
<http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=5080>.
Financial Times article by Edward Alden titled "Saudis 'turning blind
eye' to terror funding": <http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=021017000819>.
C. Iran and Iraq
IranReporter, a group of foreign and Iranian reporters based in Tehran and
writing for major international newspapers, has a number of new reports (English
and French) available at: <http://www.IranReporter.com>
.
Iraqi Papers site. Includes documents, news, photos and music, readers'
letters, map, translation site, articles, and special sections on: heritage,
refugees, statements, research, opinion, Israel/Palestine issue, international
reports, breaking news, archives: <http://www.iraqipapers.com/>.
Iraqi Sites Guide. Includes various sites dealing with Iraq, photos and films
(in Arabic only): <http://www.geocities.com/iraqisitesguide/>.
D. Israel and the Palestinians
Menachem Begin Memorial Site. Includes: Political History, General Biography,
Address to the Knesset in the Presence of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
(November 20, 1977). Links to: Menahem Begin: Commander of the Irgun Zvai Leumi
by by Prof. Yehudah Lapidot, Biography from the Jewish Virtual Library, The
Irgun Site: <http://www.knesset.gov.il/vip/begin/eng/contents.htm>.
Myths & Facts Online: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict. A printed
version can also be ordered: <http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/myths/mftoc.html>.
MEMRI Streaming Video. The subtitled video titled "Friday Sermons on
Palestinian Authority TV," was compiled from Palestinian Authority TV
broadcasts of Friday sermons delivered at mosques under the authority of the PA.
This subtitled video was distributed by the House Committee on International
Relations to members of the House of Representatives in 2002. To access: <http://www.memri.org/video>
. To read transcripts of portions of the video: No. 228: Friday Sermon on PA TV:
Calling for Suicide Bombings: <http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP22801>.
No. 252: Friday Sermon on PA TV: Blessings to whoever saved a bullet to stick
it in a Jew’s head: <http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP25201>.
No. 261: PA TV Friday Sermon Calls for Jihad and Martyrdom: <http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP26101>.
Palestinian Biographies. This index to the collected set of modern
Palestinian biographies also has commonly used Anglicized spellings of names
listed. Includes useful site for thumbnail sketches of who's who: <http://middleeast.reference.users.btopenworld.com/indexbio.html>.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The Department of Philosophy at San Francisco State University tenure-track
position in Islamic thought, assistant or associate professor level, Fall 2003.
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy with an emphasis in Islamic
philosophy; or in Islamic Studies (or Religious Studies specializing in Islam)
with an emphasis in philosophy. Ability to read Islamic sources in the original
Arabic. Knowledge of other languages such as Farsi, Greek and Latin desirable,
depending on research interests. A background in gender issues is desirable.
Send cv, an application letter (with email address), at least three letters of
recommendation, writing sample, and evidence of potential for successful
teaching. For further information and to submit applications: Hiring Committee,
Dpt. of Philosophy, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132, USA. Tel: (415) 338-1596.
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (CSSAAME) is
calling for papers for a special issue on the occasion of the Centennial of the
Iranian Constitutional Revolution. CSSAAME solicits historiographical essays
that explore competing narratives of the Revolution and their divergent
conceptions of the "nation," subjectivity, agency, the past, and the
future. We are especially interested in essays that link the social, cultural,
and intellectual histories of the Revolution and those that explore the
transformation of public and private spheres and their corresponding modes of
collective and personal self-presentation. In addition, review-essays examining
studies of the Constitutional Revolution in Persian, English, French, German,
Russian, Turkish, and Armenian are welcome. Deadline for abstracts (1,000 words
maximum): December 6, 2002. For further information and to submit contributions:
Houri Berberian <hberber@csulb.edu>
or: Houri Berberian, Co-editor, Special Issue of CSSAAME, Department of History,
California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA
90840, USA; <http://www.history.ilstu.edu/mtavakol/cssaame/>,
or: Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, Editor, Department of History, Illinois State
University, Normal, IL 61790-4420, USA.
Call for Papers and Participation, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA)
21st Annual Conference, to take place March 28-30, 2003 at the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA). This year's general theme is: Iran in
Transition? Economic, Political, and Cultural Challenges. Applicants may be
economists, historians, philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, political
scientists, legal analysts and scholars, literary experts, demographers,
journalists, and graduate students. Please send a one-page abstract, along with
a check for pre-registration fee ($85). Proposals sent without a
pre-registration check will not be processed. Authors whose proposals have not
been accepted will have the check returned promptly. Deadline: December 15,
2002. All proposals should include a working title, the author's discipline and
field, address, institutional affiliation, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail
address. Individuals who would like to serve as chairs/discussants should
accordingly indicate their preference to the program chair: Dr. Mahmood
Monshipouri, Dpt. of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts III, Quinnipiac
University, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave. Hamden, Connecticut 06518-1940 USA. Tel.:
(203)582-3356; Fax: (203)582-3471; <monshipour@quinnipiac.edu>
.
Call for papers for the American Research Center in Egypt 54th Annual
Meeting, to take place at the Grand Hyatt, Atlanta, Georgia, April 25-27, 2003.
Submissions are encouraged in the areas of: Ancient Egyptian history, Ancient
Egyptian philology, Ancient Egyptian religion and literature, Ancient Egyptian
art and archaeology; Islamic studies, Egyptian Medieval to Modern history,
Modern Egyptian culture and society. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words and
will be vetted by the committee members. Deadline: January 1, 2003. For further
information and an application form: <http://www.arce.org/CallForPapers2003.html>.
The Academy for Educational Development is pleased to announce a call for
applications to the New Voices National Fellowship Grant Program, made possible
with funding from the Ford Foundation. The program awards two-year grants to
small U.S.-based nonprofit organizations working in: Foreign Policy,
International Economic Policy, Peace and Security, Racial Justice, Migrant and
Refugee Rights, Women's Rights, International Human Rights. the grants enable
nonprofits to recruit new talent in high impact leadership roles. Awards include
salary, fringe benefits, financial assistance, mentoring, and a professional
development account. Host organizations also receive technical assistance from
national and local experts and a computer to support the work of the Fellow. Our
typical grantee in the international cooperation fields, has at least two
full-time staff and a budget between $75,000 and $5 million. Preference will be
given to organizations demonstrating a strong commitment to innovative
leadership work and to the diversification of leadership in these fields. Please
note that New Voices fellowships do not support academic research projects or
direct services to clients. Applications can be downloaded from the New Voices
web site: <http://newvoices.aed.org>
. Deadline: January 13, 2003. For additional information: <newvoice@aed.org>
, Tel.: (202)884-8607, or: New Voices, Academy for Educational Development, 1825
Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 744, Washington, DC 20009, USA.
The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby
College is now soliciting nominations for the 2003 Oak Human Rights Fellowship.
Applicants should be human rights practitioners working on human rights issues
in or regarding the geographic region of the Middle East and North Africa,
broadly defined. Possible areas of expertise may include but are not limited to:
internally or internationally displaced populations; women and children;
economic and political rights; religious or cultural forms of discrimination;
torture and physical violence, among others. Deadline: January 15, 2003. The
Institute will send confirmation letters to those whose application is complete.
For further information and applications: Ms. Eliza Denoeux, Associate Director,
Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights, Lunder House, Colby
College, Waterville ME 04901 USA. Tel.: 207-872-3813 or: <oakhr@colby.edu>
.
Call for papers for The Center For Middle Eastern Studies At The University
Of Chicago, Eighteenth Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference, May
9-10, 2003. The Conference provides a forum for graduate students and faculty in
the humanities and social sciences to present papers related to Middle Eastern
and Central Asian culture, art/architecture, literature, society, history and
politics. Graduate students are particularly urged to participate. Both
individual papers and pre-arranged panels can be accommodated. Deadline for
one-page abstract and CV: March 1, 2003. Deadline for working papers: April 15,
2003. For further information: Middle East History and Theory Conference, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Chicago, 5828 S. University
Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. Tel: 1-773-702-8297; Fax: 1-773-702-2587; or:
Patrick G. Wing <pgwing@uchicago.edu>
or Kaveh Hemmat <kavehhemmat@uchicago.edu>.
University of Toronto Jewish Studies Program offers the Ray D. Wolfe
Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowship ($40,000 Canadian) to support advanced
research in Jewish Studies. Applicants may be candidates working on doctoral
dissertations or post-doctoral and must be engaged in research related to the
history, culture, literature, religion or thought of the Jewish people. Award
winners will be designated as Ray D. Wolfe Fellows and will spend an academic
year at the University of Toronto either to complete a dissertation or to
prepare a completed dissertation for publication. They will be expected to teach
one course in each of the two semesters of the academic year. Applicants from
Canadian and foreign universities are welcome. Deadline: March 3, 2003. For
application forms and further information: Professor Jacques Kornberg, Acting
Director, Jewish Studies Program University of Toronto, University College, 15
King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7, Canada. Tel.: 416-978-8118;
Fax: 416-946-7719; <jewish.studies@utoronto.ca>
.
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
Rachael Rudolph <rachaelrudolph@mindspring.com>
is looking for resources on Egyptian foreign policy with respect to the current
regime discussing relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Preferably analyzing
the relationship as a "Lockean culture" according to Alexander Wendt's
Social Theory of International.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles,
and
activities)
Isabella Ginor, "Under the Yellow Arab Helmet Gleamed Blue Russian
Eyes: Operation Kavkaz and the War of Attrition, 1969-1970," Cold War
History, Vol.3 No.1 (October 2002). <http://www.frankcass.com>
Laura Zittrain Eisenberg, Neil Caplan, Naomi B. Sokoloff and Mohammed Abu-Nimer
(eds.) Traditions and Transitions in Israel Studies (SUNY Press, Books on
Israel, Volume 6, December 2002), 352 pp.(paper). ISBN: 0-7914-5586-6. This
collection of fifteen review essays commissioned by the Association of Israel
Studies covers some 80 recent publications in English, Italian, German, Chinese,
Hebrew and Arabic in both the social sciences and the humanities. Contributors
offer original examinations of the state of scholarship about Israel within
their respective disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, literature,
political science, and sociology. Recent trends in contemporary Israeli society,
politics, economics, and culture are also explored. For further information and
to order: <http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=60679>.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS,
CONFERENCES, LECTURES
[This only lists new entries. For additional items, see MERIA News past issues
on our homepage. We welcome submissions of events.]
LECTURES
(Important note: The following are only new entries. For previously listed
events--including those for the following months--see previous MERIA News issues
at <http://meria.idc.ac.il> ).
September 18–December 7, 2002. New York. The Hagop Kevorkian Center and the
Grey Art Gallery. An Art Exhibition at the Grey Art Gallery titled: Between Word
and Image: Modern Iranian Visual Culture. 100 Washington Square East. This
exhibition is co-curated by Fereshteh Daftari and Lynn Gumpert in consultation
with Shiva Balaghi, Peter Chelkowski, and Haggai Ram. For information: <http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/2_up_events.html>
.
October 23, 2002. Cairo, Egypt. Opening of the library of the Dominican
Institute of Oriental Studies to the public. The library houses classic Arabic
texts (90,200 volumes). An additional 1,600 titles are added annually (about
half of them in Arabic). Also includes local and foreign periodicals. The
library will be open two days a week (Tuesday and Friday) from 10 am to 7 pm.
Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo, Dominican Fathers’ Priory,
1 Masnaa El Tarabish Street, Midan El Geish, Abbassiya 11381, Cairo, Egypt, Tel.
(+202)482-5509, Fax: (+202)682-0682, <ideo@link.net>
, <http://www.ideo-cairo.org> .
November 6, 2002. Washington DC. Middle East Institute. Caryle Murphy will
lecture on: Passion for Islam: The Roots of Religious Terrorism in the Middle
East. Boardman Room, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. RSVP is required. Guests are encouraged to
bring a brown-bag lunch. To RSVP and for further information: The Middle East
Institute . 1761 N Street, NW . Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel.: 202-785-1141;
Fax.: 202-331-8861; <http://www.TheMiddleEastInstitute.org>
.
November 6, 2002. Tel Aviv. The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and
African Studies, The Suleyman Demirel Program for Contemporary Turkish Studies
and the Israel-Turkey Business Council. Panel discussion on: The Turkish
Elections - Domestice and Foreign Implications. Tel Aviv Univesity, Gilman
building, Hall 496, 6:00 pm.
November 11, 2002. Tel Aviv. The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and
African Studies, Department of Middle eastern and African Studies of Tel Aviv
University. Discussion in memory of Avishai Ben-Tzvi and Yehoshafat Netzer.
Joseph Kostiner will lecture on: Of Revolutionaries and Kings: Ruling Legacies
in the Arab World in the Twentieth Century (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Univesity,
Trobovich law building, Kes HaMishpat Hall, 6:15 pm.
November 12, 2002. Bar Ilan University, Israel. Program in Conflict
resolution second conference on "Jewish Approaches to Conflict
Resolution" (in Hebrew). 9:30 am - 5:45 pm. Feldman International
Conference center, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan. For further information: <pconfl@mail.biu.ac.il>.
November 20, 2002. Washington DC. Middle East Institute. Meet the Author
Series: Nesta Ramazani, author of The Dance of the Rose and the Nightingale.
Keiser Library. 6:30 - 7:00 pm Reception and Book Sales, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Lecture
and Discussion. For further information: The Middle East Institute . 1761 N
Street, NW . Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel.: 202-785-1141; Fax.: 202-331-8861;
<http://www.TheMiddleEastInstitute.org>
.
November 28, 2002. Haifa, Israel. International Relations Division at the
University of Haifa, workshop titled: The Political-Economic Aspect of the
Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Negotiations: An Overlooked Dimension or a
Secondary Accessory?. 9:30 am. The Rabin Observatory at Haifa University. For
further information: <ranank@poli.haifa.ac.il>.
December 11, 2002. London. SOAS. Dr Colin Shindler will speak on: Militarism
and the New Jewish Identity: Vladimir Jabotinsky and the Politics of Inspiration
1900-40. SOAS Room G59, 1:00 - 2:00 pm. For further information: Yulia Egorova,
CJS, SOAS, Thornhaugh St, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG, UK. Tel.:
0207-898-4337; <cjs@soas.ac.uk>; <http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/jewishstudies>.
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