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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONIn this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike.--Bronner, Stephen Eric

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well ashis own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies... Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended... Choice PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Globalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both... -- Rashid Khalidi PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION To connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended... -- Falk, Richard PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike... -- Bronner, Stephen Eric PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION This book represents an ambitious attempt to explore the relationship linking two of the most prominent, yet contested, concepts within contemporary international politics: globalization and terrorism. Political Studies Review PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well as his own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies. Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Choice PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Globalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both. -- Rashid Khalidi PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION To connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended. -- Falk, Richard PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike. -- Bronner, Stephen Eric

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well ashis own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies... Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended... CHOICE PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Globalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both... -- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION To connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended... -- Richard Falk, Princeton University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike... -- Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION This book represents an ambitious attempt to explore the relationship linking two of the most prominent, yet contested, concepts within contemporary international politics: globalization and terrorism. Political Studies Review PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well as his own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies. Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended. CHOICE PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Globalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both. -- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION To connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended. -- Richard Falk, Princeton University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike. -- Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers University

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well ashis own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies... Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended... CHOICE PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Globalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both... -- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION To connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended... -- Richard Falk, Princeton University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION In this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike... -- Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONThis book represents an ambitious attempt to explore the relationship linking two of the most prominent, yet contested, concepts within contemporary international politics: globalization and terrorism. Political Studies Review PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONIn this essay, Nassar connects international terrorism with globalization, seeing them as linked through what he calls the migration of dreams and the migration of nightmares. His study, based on secondary sources as well as his own experiences growing up in Jerusalem in pre-1948 Palestine, offers details often missing in similar studies. Journal Of Palestine Studies PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONThe book was written not only from the perspective of the dominant powers, but also from that of the dominated. Therefore, it has a more balanced perspective than books of this genre usually offer. Summing Up: Highly recommended. CHOICE PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONGlobalization and Terrorism is a difficult book, and a challenging and important one. It takes categories we are comfortable with and shows us their weaknesses and limitations, as well as the unexpected links between them: it provides a rich and reflective contribution to our understanding of both. -- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONTo connect globalization and terrorism so convincingly and imaginatively gives this book its originality. Globalization and Terrorism is invaluable as a check against unacceptable American innocence about the United States' role in the world. Readers will also gain insight into the rise of political violence in the Islamic world and elsewhere. Highly recommended. -- Richard Falk, Princeton University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONIn this exceptionally well-written work, Jamal Nassar has offered a humane meditation on some of the most important issues and enduring conflicts of our epoch. His insights will undoubtedly be of value to students and scholars alike. -- Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers University

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Jamal R. Nassar is dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino.

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