The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State

Jonathan Adelman, (pictured at left) professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, will present a free public lecture Wednesday, March 31 at 6 p.m. on the UAF campus. The topic is "The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State."

Adelman is in Alaska courtesy of the Alaska World Affairs Council, and will speak in Anchorage April 2. His visit to Fairbanks is sponsored by UAF Student and Enrollment Services, headed by Mike Sfraga, also director of the UA Geography Program.

Adelman has written and edited 12 books since receiving his PhD from Columbia University. His recent book from Routledge in London, The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State, has been well received. He has taught at Hebrew University and the University of Haifa and given talks across the United States on Israel and the Middle East frequently in the last eight years. He ran the Israel Center at the University of Denver for five years.

Professor Adelman has extensive international experience. He has been an honorary professor at Peking University and People’s University in Beijing. In November he gave talks for the American Embassy in Beijing and Shanghai to think tanks of the Chinese government. He taught at the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow, Central European University in Budapest, and People’s University in Beijing.

Last September Adelman briefed the chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel on northeast Asia security issues. As Condi Rice’s doctoral dissertation adviser, he briefed the Secretary of State a number of times on international issues. The State Department has sent Professor Adelman on 17 international speaking tours to Japan, China, India, Russia, Germany, and Spain. Since December 2008 he was been in China, Turkey, Argentina, and Chile for the State Department.

The UAF lecture will be at 6 p.m. March 31 in Room 210, Reichardt Building, Yukon Drive. Parking is free on campus after 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by SNRAS, UA Geography Program, and UAF Student and Enrollment Services.