Vital, David

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VITAL, David

VITAL, David. Israeli (born England), b. 1927. Genres: History, International relations/Current affairs, Politics/Government. Career: In govt. service, Israel, 1954-66; University of Sussex, Brighton, Lecturer in International Relations, 1966-68; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, Associate Professor, and subsequently Professor of Political Science, 1968-72; Haifa University, Professor, 1972-77; Tel Aviv University, Professor of Political Science, 1977-95, Nahum Goldman Professor of Diplomacy, 1977- 95, Professor of Political Science Emeritus, 1995-; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Professor of History and Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization, 1987-91. Publications: The Inequality of States: A Study of the Small Power in International Relations, 1967; The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1968; The Survival of Small States: Studies in Small Power/Great Power Conflict, 1971; Medinot Ketanot Be-Mivhan Ha-Kiyum, 1972; The Origins of Zionism, 1975; Zionism: The Formative Years, 1982; Zionism: The Crucial Phase 1987; The Future of the Jews, 1990; A People Apart: The Jews in Europe 1789-1939, 1999. Address: Dept. of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel. Online address: [email protected]