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Out of the Limelight
In this translation of a memoir published in Hebrew by the Ministry of Defense Publishing House in 2000, an early Zionist traces the situation culminating in Israel's 1948 War of Independence. Among the experiences Sacharov recounts is his role in the Haganah, the military arm of the pre-state Jewish community. He also discusses Israeli leaders (some pictured), secret arms deals with the US, and what he regards as some historians' misguided views. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Yigal Allon, Native Son
Born in 1918 into the fabric of Arab-Jewish frontier life at the foot of Mt. Tabor, Yigal Allon rose to become one of the founding figures of the state of Israel and an architect of its politics. In 1945 Allon became commander of the Palmah—an elite unit of the Haganah, the semilegal army of the Jewish community—during the struggle against the British for independence. In the 1947-49 War of Independence against local and invading Arab armies, he led the decisive battles that largely determined the borders of Israel. Paradoxically, his close lifelong relations with Arab neighbors did not prevent him from being a chief agent of their sizable displacement. A bestseller in Israel and availab...
Marital and Sexual Lifestyles in the United States
Learn the changing role of sexuality in American life! This helpful book offers a solid background in the sociology of family life and personal sexuality. Marital and Sexual Lifestyles in the United States: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Relationships in Social Context is designed to give readers a broad view of the diversity of contemporary U. S. attitudes, behaviors, and relationships. It also covers basic sociological concepts and research methods. Most human sexuality texts focus on the individual, whereas texts designed for sociology courses on the family downplay individual sexual expression. Marital and Sexual Lifestyles in the United Statesintegrates the two approaches. The choices of the...
A Different Light
Pluralistic perspectives on the Festival of lights and profiles in modern Jewish courage.
Patterns of Political Leadership
Patterns of Political Leadership is a study of political leaders in one of the world's most volatile areas—the Middle East. It focuses on the highest levels of political leadership in three countries—Egypt, Israel and Lebanon. Within a cross-national framework the three elite groups are analyzed both aggregately and over time, in terms of recruitment, circulation, social background, and behavioral characteristics. Theoretical and methodological problems of equivalence and comparability are confronted and a number of hypotheses advanced regarding elite characteristics, many of which are expected to shape internal and external policies of the three countries. The Israeli and Egyptian group...
The Sunday Magazine
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The House of Lassenberry
Benny Lassenberry was a young, poor African American kid who inadvertently got caught up in the mob when he came to the aid of a mafia captain under attack by a group of assassins. Benny saves the mans life, and in return, he becomes the head of the mafias drug operation. Benny thrives in the criminal environment and eventually brings his son into the fold. The son is ambitious like his father and expands the drug operation to farther-reaching areas of New Jersey. Little do they know theres a powerful force lurking in the corporate and political world, watching the growth of the Lassenberry regime. Soon, this dark force makes itself known and threatens the Lassenberry family into working for them, laundering their products while still working for the mob. It becomes quickly apparent that serving two masters is dirty work. Will the Lassenberry clan serve the mob or an evil corporate force? Will they even survive long enough to make their decision?
Alumni Cantabrigienses
Detailed and comprehensive, the second volume of the Venns' directory, in six parts, includes all known alumni until 1900.
