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  • Introduction to Montague Semantics

    by D. R. Dowty, S. Peters, R. Wall ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In this book we hope to acquaint the reader with the fundamentals of truth conditional model-theoretic semantics, and in particular with a version of this developed by Richard Montague in a series of papers published during the 1960's and early 1970's. In many ways the paper 'The Proper Treatment of Quantification in Ordinary English' (commonly abbreviated PTQ) represents the culmination of ... Read more

    $242.09 USD

  • Israel / Palestine

    by Alan Dowty ...
    What explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the ""hot spots"" in the world today, the apparently endless clash between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East seems unique in its longevity and resistance to resolution. Is this conflict really different from other ethnic and nationalist confrontations, and if so, in what way?In this fully ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • The Israel/Palestine Reader

    Edited by Alan Dowty ...
    Introduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. The Israel/Palestine Reader is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and illuminating readings present the voices of the diverse parties through personal testimonies and analyses. Key leaders, literary figures, ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Essential Israel

    Essays for the 21st Century

    by Arnon Golan, Maoz Azaryahu, Michael Brenner, Alan Dowty, David Makovsky, Gil Troy, Yedidia Stern, Donna Robinson Divine, Steven Bayme, David Ellenson, Yaakov Ariel, Norman Stillman, Rachel S. Harris, Ranen Omer-Sherman, Carol Troen ...
    Series series Perspectives on Israel Studies
    "An excellent tool in Middle Eastern politics classes [and] an intellectual resource for experts who want to learn more about the complexities of Israel."— Reading ReligionAmericans debate constantly about Israel, its place in the Middle East, and its relations with the United States. Essential Israel examines a wide variety of complex issues and current concerns in historical and contemporary ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society

    Edited by Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, Gideon Rahat ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This publication offers the most wide-ranging examination to date of an intriguing country, one that is often misunderstood. It serves as a comprehensive reference for the growing field of Israel studies and is also a significant resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, recognizing that in many ways Israel is not unique but rather a test case of democracy in deeply divided ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Dynamics of Disaster

    Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery

    Edited by Barbara Allen, Rachel A. Dowty Beech ...
    Series series The Earthscan Science in Society Series
    Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social and natural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to the organisational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning, response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting forces, and the role of power, knowledge and organizations.This book sheds new light on these dynamics ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine

    Two Worlds Collide

    by Alan Dowty ...
    The historian and expert on Israeli-Palestinian relations offers "a well-written, well-balanced" account of cultural conflicts in the region before WWI (Anita Shapira, author of Israel: A History).When did the Arab-Israeli conflict begin? Some discussions focus on the 1967 war, some go back to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and others look to the beginning of the British Mandate in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Israel

    by Alan Dowty ...
    Series series Polity Histories
    How did a community of a few thousand Jewish refugees become, in little over a century, a modern nation-state and homeland of half the world's Jews? Has modern Israel fulfilled the Zionist vision of becoming "a nation like other nations," or is it still, in Biblical terns, "a people that dwells alone"?Alan Dowty distils over half a century of study as an inside/outside analyst of Israel in tracing ... Read more

    $9.00 USD

  • Cultural Anthropology

    A Problem-Based Approach

    by Richard H. Robbins, Rachel A. Dowty Beech ...
    Now with SAGE Publishing!In a first-of-its-kind format, Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach is organized by problems and questions rather than topics, creating a natural discussion of traditional anthropological concerns such as kinship, caste, gender roles, and religion. This brief text promotes critical thinking through meaningful exercises, case studies, and simulations. Students ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

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    by Robert Stedall ...
    The author of Elizabeth I's Secret Lover " places Ireland into a much wider context and takes it beyond the simplistic Catholic v Protestant dichotomy" ( The British Empire Blog ).Over the course of three decades in the late twentieth century, Northern Ireland was embroiled in the Troubles, a conflict characterized by the violent and bitter struggle between nationalists and unioni... ... Read more

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  • The Doctor and the Saint

    Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste: The Debate Between B. R. Ambedkar and M. K. Gandhi

    by Arundhati Roy ...
    The little-known story of Gandhi's reluctance to challenge the caste system, and the man who fought fiercely for India's downtrodden.Democracy hasn't eradicated caste, argues bestselling author and Booker Prize–winner Arundhati Roy—it has entrenched and modernized it. To understand caste today in India, Roy insists we must examine the influence of Gandhi in shaping what India ultimately became: ... Read more

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  • Attila the Hun

    Arch-Enemy of Rome

    by Ian Hughes ...
    A biography of the notorious tribal leader whose empire challenged the Romans.Most know the name Attila the Hun—but few are familiar with the full history behind this historical figure. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied and manipulated both halves of the Roman Empire, forcing successive emperors to make tribute payments ... Read more

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