{"product_id":"patchwork-and-its-pitfalls-the-cost-of-half-way-solutions-paperback","title":"Patchwork and Its Pitfalls: The Cost of Half-Way Solutions - 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\u003eRaphael Israeli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatchwork and Its Pitfalls: The Cost of Half-Way Solutions \u003c\/em\u003edescribes decision makers' patchwork actions that occur due to hesitation and lack of firmness and determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the pretext of \"humanitarianism,\" \"saving lives,\" or taking an otherwise wimpy action, they end up taking a cowardly action at the cost of human lives and much material damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe costliest action often turns out to be the cheapest, but is seldom done, while the easiest and apparently cheapest action ends up being the most expensive in the aggregate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is important, because indecisive decision makers can emerge in all nations at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author's inspiration for writing this book: \"When I watch politicians who repeatedly take cowardly decisions out of 'human considerations' and concern for lives and material preservations, but in fact end up wasting both.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 60 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48366913880285,"sku":"9781951530716","price":28.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/TStiFx_vNh9781951530716.webp?v=1786609271","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/patchwork-and-its-pitfalls-the-cost-of-half-way-solutions-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}