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Charles Foster Kent stands out as one of the foremost authorities in Jewish Studies from the turn of the century. Renowned for his insightful comparisons between early Christianity and its Jewish heritage, Kent also authored several influential histories that explore the story of Israel, the Jewish people, Torah studies, and the evolution of oral Torah. (Summary by Kirsten Ferreri)

On March 21, 1968, Yasir Arafat and his guerrillas made the fateful decision to break with conventional guerrilla tactics, choosing to stand and fight an Israeli attack on the al-Karama refugee camp in Jordan. They suffered terrible casualties, but they won a stunning symbolic victory that transformed Arafat into an Arab hero and allowed him to launch a worldwide campaign, one that would reshape Cold War diplomacy and revolutionary movements everywhere. In The Global Offensive, historian Paul Thomas Chamberlin offers new insights into the rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization.