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A collection of the best ideas from Positive Psychology, the study of personal well-being. Concise and easy to read, this book provides 24 specific actions, called keys, that a reader can do to enhance life satisfaction. The first twelve are oriented to lift one's mood in the short term, the second 12 to build greater lifelong happiness. Scientific validation of each one indicates that they are effective strategies for anyone seeking to enhanc...

These papers are an edited selection from the BESA conference of 1998. They present an overview of transformations in societal-military relations in the western world, and the specific manifestations in Israel.

This edited book constitutes the first detailed attempt at a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are currently affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and their place in Israeli society.

Analyzes the strategic, societal and organizational aspects of the (Israeli Defence Force) IDF, identifying the key changes occurring in Israel's military framework, and exploring their potential implications.

Examines scholarly interest in the historical origins and manifestations of Jewry's distinctive traditions of constitutional thought and political action.

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One of the first works of art with the courage to live up to our historical moment. Brilliant, terrifying, and much too close for comfort."--Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and No Logo In a revolutionary America at the edge of our imagination, two men face off in a struggle for the future. On one side is Lando, a twenty-something urban guerilla whose obsession with saving the country drives his Army of the Republic deeper into a viol...

The Miguel Fortunato have just become a widower and is about to retire after a long career in the Provincia de Buenos Aires Police Dept. Six month ago he was commanded to kidnap an american writer, Robert Waterbury, for reasons never given. The abduction becomes a murder. Now the Americans have sent their own investigator, Athena Fowler, an expert in Hhuman rights and Fortunato has also been assigned to the task. . .

The Jewish national revival of our times has stimulated scholarly interest in the historical origins and manifestations of Jewry's distinctive traditions of constitutional thought and political action. This study is a contribution to that inquiry. Focusing on the structures of communal rule forged during the first five centuries of the common era, the book presents a novel analysis of the processes whereby the rabbis and their disciples replac...