Norton, Augustus Richard

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NORTON, Augustus Richard

NORTON, Augustus Richard. American, b. 1946. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, Politics/Government, Third World, Bibliography. Career: University of Illinois, Chicago, adjunct assistant professor of political science, 1975-77; Old Dominion University, adjunct assistant professor of political science, 1979; U.S. Military Academy, West Point, assistant professor of intl relations, associate professor of comparative politics, 1984-90, professor of political science, 1990-; Norwegian Institute of Intl Affairs, Fulbright senior research professor, 1989, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, 1999-2000; Intl Peace Academy, sr research fellow, 1990-92; New York University, Middle East Program, director of civil society, 1992-95; Boston University, professor of anthropology and international relations, 1993-; Oxford University, Centre for Islamic Studies, distinguished visiting fellow, 2000. Publications: Moscow and the Palestinians, 1974; Amal and the Shi'a Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon, 1987; (with M. Muslih) Political Tides in the Arab World, 1992; Civil Society in the Middle East, 2 vols., 1995-96; Hizballah, 2000. EDITOR: (with M.M. Greenberg) Studies in Nuclear Terrorism, 1979; (with Greenberg) International Terrorism: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide, 1980; (with others) NATO: A Bibliography and Resource Guide, 1984; (with Greenberg) Touring Nam: The Vietnam War Reader, 1985, rev. ed., 1997; (with Greenberg) The International Relations of the PLO, 1989; (with T. G. Weiss) UN Peacekeepers: Soldiers with a Difference, 1990. Address: Dept of International Relations, Boston University, 152 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215-1501, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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