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Heroic Diplomacy

Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace

By: Kenneth W. Stein

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Heroic Diplomacy

Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace

By: Kenneth W. Stein

From the prelude of the October 1973 Middle East war through the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in March 1979, Kenneth W. Stein grippingly traces American involvement in the Arab-Israeli negotiations. He provides an extraordinary range of first-hand accounts, recollections and anecdotes from over eighty bureaucrats, diplomats and military leaders who participated in Arab-Israeli peace talks in the 1970's and since. Since the official public record remains unavailable for reasons of national security, these interviews provide unequaled insight into the internal divisions, political intrigue and untold stories of the peace process. Charting the complex and often contradictory goals of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, the US and the USSR, Stein chronicles the evolution of these negotiations and analyzes the key roles of Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, and Begin. An introduction and epilogue place this period in context of Arab-Israeli history since 1948 and the current status of the peace process.

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Routledge

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1135962510

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9781135962517

The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939

By: Kenneth W. Stein

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The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939

By: Kenneth W. Stein

The control of land remains the crucial issue in the Arab-Israel conflict. Kenneth Stein investigates in detail and without polemics how and why Jews acquired land from Arabs in Palestine during the British Mandate, and he reaches conclusions that are challenging and suprising. Stein contends that Zionists were able to purchase the core of a national territory in Palestine during this period for three reasons: they had the single-mindedness of purpose, as well as the capital, to buy the land; the Arabs, economically impoverished, politically fragmented, and socially atomized, were willing to sell the land; and the British were largely ineffective in regulating land sales and protecting Arab tenants. Neither Arab opposition to land sales nor British attempts to regulate them actually limited land acquisition. There were always more Arab offers to sell land than there were Zionist funds. In fact, many sales were made by Arab politicians who publicly opposed Zionism and even led agitation against land acquisition by Jews. Zionists furthered their own ambitions by skillfully using their understanding of the bureaucracy to write laws and to influence key administrative appointments. Further, they knew how to take advantage of social and economic cleavages within Arab society. Based primarily on archival research, The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939 offers an unusually balanced analysis of the social and political history of land sales in Palestine during this critical period. It provides exceptional and essential insight into one of the most troubling conflicts in today's world.

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318

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UNC Press Books

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1469617250

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9781469617251

Designing Creative High Power Teams and Organizations

Beyond Leadership

By: Eric W. Stein

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Designing Creative High Power Teams and Organizations

Beyond Leadership

By: Eric W. Stein

The very best firms today are poietic organizations; that is, they are exceptional at streamlining the processes of ideation, creation, and production. These poietic organizations do two things well: They design and develop high power teams, and they create an organizational culture and context that supports improvisation, design, experimentation, aesthetic awareness, and strengths development. Great teams exhibit the same characteristics—trust, commitment, and energy. Inside you’ll learn how to design and develop creative high power teams and organizations by first assessing team member strengths using personality factors and multiple intelligences theory. Following these assessments, how to best represent and share this information to promote team development is illustrated, while examining three types of high performance teams—improvisational, design, and research teams. The second half of this book focuses on the major models upon which organizations are built, the pros and cons of these choices, and strategy. Using current research, examples and cases, the author articulates ways to transform your organization into a high power and poietic organization.

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135

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Business Expert Press

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1606497979

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9781606497975

Dance in the Cemetery

Jose Carlos Mariategui and the Lima Scandal of 1917

By: William W. Stein

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Dance in the Cemetery

Jose Carlos Mariategui and the Lima Scandal of 1917

By: William W. Stein

This is a biographical study of Jose Carlos Mariategui, one of Latin America's greatest literary figures, which is organized around the Lima scandal of 1917. At the time he was a young journalist of 23, an autodidact intellectual with an insurrectionary character. The scandal erupted when he led a small group to the General Cemetery where a dancer gave her interpretation of Chopin's Funeral March. Although the participants wished to have an artistic experience, the reaction of the Lima elite was negative: the performance was viewed in terms of "lewdness" and "desecration," the participants were arrested, placed in prison, their case was forwarded for criminal prosecution, and the daily newspapers made the most out of the incident. This study focuses on the scandal in the context of Peruvian society in 1917. It examines the roots of Mariategui's rebellion by exploring his manner of dealing with lameness and physical mutilation, the desertion of his family by his father and Mariategui's search for a father figure, his humble Andean roots on his mother's side, and his ambivalence--half yearning, half hostility--toward his father's elite social sector. Throughout the work Mariategui's writings are quoted as illustrations and supplements to points made in the text. The object is to answer the questions: Why a dance? Why a cemetery? And why a dance in a cemetery?--by looking at patterns of repetition in Mariategui's life. The study becomes a psychobiography as well as a literary one.

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University Press of America

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0761807381

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9780761807384

Response Models for Detection of Change

By: Anatol Rapoport,W. Stein,G. Burkheimer

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Response Models for Detection of Change

By: Anatol Rapoport,W. Stein,G. Burkheimer

This book reports our research on detection of change processes that underlie psychophysical, learning, medical diagnosis, military, and pro duction control situations, and share three major features. First, the states of the process are not directly observable but become gradually known with the sequential acquisition of fallible information over time. Second, the mechanism that generates the fallible information is not stationary; rather, it is subjected to a sudden and irrevocable change. Thirdly, in complete, probabilistic information about the time of change is available when the process commences. The purpose of the book is to characterize this class of detection of change processes, to derive the optimal policy that minimizes total expected loss, and, most importantly, to develop testable response models, based on simple decision rules, for describing detection of change behavior. The book is theoretical in the sense that it offers mathematical models of multi-stage decision behavior and solutions to optimization problems. However, it is not anti-empirical, as it aims to stimulate new experimental research and to generate applications. Throughout the book, questions of experimental verification are briefly considered, and existing data from two studies are brought to bear on the validity of the models. The work is not complete; it only provides a starting point for investigating how people detect a change in an uncertain environment, balancing between the cost of delay in detecting the change and the cost of making an incor rect terminal decision.

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210

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400993862

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9789400993860

A Study of the Tumors of the Bladder: With Original Contributions and Drawings

By: Alexander W. Stein

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A Study of the Tumors of the Bladder: With Original Contributions and Drawings

By: Alexander W. Stein

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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109

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368863827

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9783368863821

Fostering Creativity in Self and the Organization

Your Professional Edge

By: Eric W. Stein

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Fostering Creativity in Self and the Organization

Your Professional Edge

By: Eric W. Stein

As a professional, this book will help you maximize your creative potential—learning that successful creative expression is a function of hard work and discipline rather than innate talent or genius. Reaching your creative potential requires an open mind and this book will help. The author discusses some of the mental models that facilitate or impede your development as a creative person. Since creativity encompasses so many things, the author focuses on four creative behaviors and cognitions critical to self-development and career advancement: improvisational capacity, design thinking, your experimental and scientific mind, and aesthetic awareness. These abilities are critical success factors for 21st century professionals. Inside, you’ll learn how to leverage these abilities along with innate strengths derived from your multiple intelligence inventory, which include linguistic intelligence, mathematical/logical intelligence, visual/spatial intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, and naturalistic intelligence. You’ll also learn how to identify specific ways to accelerate your progress. The book concludes with a plan of action to systematically develop your creative potential over time.

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105

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Business Expert Press

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1606497995

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9781606497999

The Ortho Book of Gardening Basics

By: Susan Lang,Ortho Books

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The Ortho Book of Gardening Basics

By: Susan Lang,Ortho Books

This book was written especially for beginning gardeners, but it is also a treasure trove of information for more experienced gardeners who desire a reliable reference volume.

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508

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0897212339

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9780897212335

Everything Old Is New Again

A Jewish Midwife's Look Into Pregnancy and the Feasts of Israel

By: Renee W. Stein,Renee W Stein CM,Sarah Hawkes Valente

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Everything Old Is New Again

A Jewish Midwife's Look Into Pregnancy and the Feasts of Israel

By: Renee W. Stein,Renee W Stein CM,Sarah Hawkes Valente

Everything Old is New Again is a comparative look at two common series of events—those that happen within the womb, and the Feasts of the L-rd. Although they're hidden just below the surface, the parallels between them can be clearly seen by someone fully entrenched in both preborn life and the Torah. Did the L-rd of Heaven really make a way for you to know Him and meet with Him while still inside your mother's womb? Come and see! With plenty of backstory and warmth, this is a book for everyone, about everyone.

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Createspace Independent Pub

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1482374218

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9781482374216

The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology

Practical Advice for Fossil Technicians

By: Walter W. Stein

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The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology

Practical Advice for Fossil Technicians

By: Walter W. Stein

You've read every dinosaur book that you could get your hands on since you were ten years old. You've dragged your friends and family to natural history museums all across the country. Maybe, you've been volunteering for digs or lab work. Maybe you've already gotten your degree or even your first job in the field. Whatever the case, if you are chasing the beasts of life's past, and you know that paleontology is what you want to do for the rest of your life, then "The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology" should be the next step in your journey. The Top 256 offers introductory fossil technicians, volunteers and young professionals over 256 practical, candid, no holds-barred, tidbits of advice on how to make that journey a success. It covers everything from field and laboratory techniques, to advice on publishing, dealing with your peers and conducting research. If you're a young professional, an old pro or just someone interested in fossils, this book is a must read!

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097162061X

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9780971620612

Response Models for Detection of Change

By: Anatol Rapoport,W. Stein,G. Burkheimer

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Response Models for Detection of Change

By: Anatol Rapoport,W. Stein,G. Burkheimer

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9400993889

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Book's by W. Stein

Heroic Diplomacy

Heroic Diplomacy

The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939

The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939

Designing Creative High Power Teams and Organizations

Designing Creative High Power Teams and Organizations

Dance in the Cemetery

Dance in the Cemetery

Response Models for Detection of Change

Response Models for Detection of Change

A Study of the Tumors of the Bladder: With Original Contributions and Drawings

A Study of the Tumors of the Bladder: With Original Contributions and Drawings

Fostering Creativity in Self and the Organization

Fostering Creativity in Self and the Organization

The Ortho Book of Gardening Basics

The Ortho Book of Gardening Basics

Everything Old Is New Again

Everything Old Is New Again

The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology

The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology

Response Models for Detection of Change

Response Models for Detection of Change

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