Jobs: Visiting Professor, Middle Eastern History (Tulane U)

Tulane University seeks a visiting assistant professor for a one-year position in Middle Eastern history, starting August 2012. Areas of preference include, but are not limited to, the history of Islam, modern Israel and/or the Arab-Israeli conflict. The position will be a joint appointment between the History and Jewish Studies departments.

 

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a CV, teaching portfolio or sample syllabi, and three letters of reference to the chair of the search committee, Michael Cohen, at , by March 26, 2012.

 

 

Tulane University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Cite: Brecher, Marshall against Truman’s Palestine Policy, 1948

Brecher, Frank W. “US Secretary of State George C. Marshall’s Losing Battles against President Harry S. Truman’s Palestine Policy, January-June 1948.” Middle Eastern Studies 48.2 (2012): 227-247.

 

URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/mes/2012/00000048/00000002/art00004

Reviews: Kinzer, Reset Middle East

 

Kinzer, Stephen. Reset Middle East: Old Friends and New Alliances : Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Iran. London and New York: IB Tauris, 2010.

 

 

Reviews

• “Choose the Right Pals, For a Change. Turkey and Iran Should be America’s Partners.” The Economist. July 15, 2010.
• Naughten, Barry. “Review.” Middle East Journal 66.1 (2012): 194-196.

Reviews: Rivlin, Israeli Economy from the Foundation of the State through the 21st Century

Rivlin, Paul. The Israeli Economy from the Foundation of the State through the 21st Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

 

 

Reviews

• Halevi, Nadav. “Review.” EH.net, June 2011.
• Plaut, Steven. “Review.” Middle East Quarterly 18.3 (2011).
• Press, Eyal. “Rising Up in Israel.” New York Review of Books. November 24, 2011.
• Sauer, Robert M. “Review.” Middle East Journal 66.1 (2012): 179-180.

Reviews: Pappé, Forgotten Palestinians.

Pappé, Ilan. The Forgotten Palestinians. A History of the Palestinians in Israel. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2011.

Reviews

• Scharf, Miriam. “The Forgotten Palestinians: ‘Aliens’ in Their Own Country.” Socialist Worker Online. May 17, 2011.
• No author (?). “There May Be Trouble Ahead. How to Find a Fairer Solution.” The Economist, May 26, 2011.
• Nakhleh, Khalil. “Book Review.” Palestine Chronicle, 09/02/2011.
• Entessar, Nader. “Review.” Washington Independent Review of Books.
• Hill, Matt. “Strangers in Their Own Home.” Review31.
• Winstanley, Asa. “New Pappe Book Highlights Plight of Forgotten Palestinians.” Electronic Intifada. December 7, 2011.
• Hughes, Matthew. “Review.” Middle East Journal 66.1 (2012): 177-179.

Cite: Blanga, The Stationing of Missiles at the Suez Canal

Blanga, Yehuda. “The Path that Led to the Cease-Fire Ending the War of Attrition and the Stationing of Missiles at the Suez Canal.” Middle Eastern Studies 48.2 (2012): 183-203.

 

URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/mes/2012/00000048/00000002/art00002

Cite: Daoud, Palestinian Working Women in Israel

Suheir Abu Oksa Daoud. “Palestinian Working Women in Israel: National Oppression and Social Restraints.” Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies 8.2 (2012): 78-101.

 

URL: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_middle_east_womens_studies/v008/8.2.daoud.html

 

 

Abstract

The paid labor force participation of women in Arab states has always been among the lowest in the world. The same is true for Palestinian Arab women who are citizens of Israel. In sharp contrast, the paid labor participation of Jewish women in Israel is among the highest globally. This paper looks at the consequences of Israeli policy and changing social norms on the Palestinian minority in Israel through the prism of female Palestinian activism in Israel’s economy. In particular, it examines the causes, consequences, and changes in the labor force participation of Palestinian women citizens in Israel. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews with some of these women, this paper also examines the impact of their newfound earning power on social attitudes and the division of labor in their homes.

Reviews: Byman, High Price

Byman, Daniel. A High Price. The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.

 

 

Reviews

• O’Sullivan, Arieh. “A Dangerous Business.” Moment. Independent Journalism from a Jewish Perspective. May/June 2011.
• No author (?). “Tactics over Strategy. Confronting Force with Force.” The Economist. June 23, 2011.
• Irvine, Matthew. “A History of Israeli Counterterrorism Offers Some CT Lessons for Washington.” Foreign Policy. July 29, 2011.
• Freedman, Lawrence D. “Review.” Foreign Affairs, Sep-Oct 2011.
• Beauheim, Alice Diana. “Review.” Lawfare Blog. Hard National Security Choices. September 14, 2011.
• Kobrin, Nancy Hartevelt. “Book Review.” Family Security Matters (Website). October 5, 2011.
• Sinai, Joshua. “Book Review.” Washington Post. October 18, 2011.
• Mannes, Aaron. “Review.” Journal of International Security Affairs 21 (2011). [see also text here]
• Freilich, Chuck. “Review.” Middle East Journal 66.1 (2012): 176-177.

 

 

Also of interest: 

• Brookings Institute event (June 2011), book discussion, with full audio and transcript.
• Book discussion at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (Audio).

Reviews: Ochs, Security and Suspicion

Ochs, Juliana. Security and Suspicion. An Ethnography of Everyday Life in Israel. Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.

 

 

Reviews

• Idris, Murad. “Review.” Middle East Journal 65.4 (2011): 680-681.
• Pearlman, Wendy. “Review.” American Ethnologist 39.2 (2012).

Cite: Hakak and Rapoport, “Excellence or Equality? Ultra-Orthodox Education

Hakak, Yohai and Tamar Rapoport. “Excellence or Equality in the Name of God? The Case of Ultra-Orthodox Enclave Education in Israel.” Journal of Religion 92.2 (2012): 251-276.

 

URL: http://www.jstor.org/pss/10.1086/663722