{"product_id":"a-jewish-professors-political-punditry-fifty-plus-years-of-published-commentary-paperback","title":"A Jewish Professor's Political Punditry: Fifty-Plus Years of Published Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeri Devaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides, one of the ways to find divine forgiveness is by \"dismantling for the purpose of building.\" Spiritually, the careful analysis of one's speech, actions, and thoughts can lead to self-improvement. For more than fifty years, political science professor Ron Rubin adapted this concept to the political arena. Through his writing, he endeavored to \"dismantle\" political forces and events with the hope of \"building\" a more secure future. The centrality of political power as a tool for a thriving Jewish population has been Rubin's constant theme. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Jewish Professor's Political Punditry\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of Rubin's works focusing on Israel, Judaism, and world politics, and the personalities who have influenced world Jewry. It includes articles, opinion pieces, letters, serials, papers, and columns gathered from more than thirty publications worldwide including \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJewish Press\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post, Western Political Quarterly, Christian Science Monitor, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eForward, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eErudite and impassioned, Rubin offers an acute analytical perspective on American Jewish political behavior, US foreign policy, the plight of Soviet Jewry, the Middle East, terrorism, Israeli communications, Jewish personalities, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the few Americans of his generation who has written on such a dazzling variety of subjects, Rubin is also among the most prolific writers on the subject of Soviet Jewry. This anthology gives readers a critical portrait of Jewish interaction with the world during a turbulent era as seen through the eyes of an observant modern Orthodox Jew.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of political science at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace, also \u003c\/i\u003epublished by Syracuse University Press. His other books include\u003ci\u003e The Unredeemed: Anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Rudy, Rudy, Rudy: The Real and the Rational, \u003c\/i\u003ea biography of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor, \u003cb\u003ePeri Devaney\u003c\/b\u003e was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eData Center Management\u003c\/i\u003e and executive director of the magazine's publishing company. She then went on to form \u003ci\u003ePERIodicals, \u003c\/i\u003e an editorial, marketing, and design company, and she served as editorial consultant and rewrite editor for\u003ci\u003e Diary of a Dirty Little War: The Spanish American War of 1898 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRichmond Pearson Hobson: Naval Hero from Magnolia Grove.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48366854897885,"sku":"9780815610205","price":38.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/gHVd6JUJ7G9780815610205.webp?v=1786609170","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-jewish-professors-political-punditry-fifty-plus-years-of-published-commentary-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}