Benjamin Shwadran

Benjamin Shwadran
Born1907
Old City of Jerusalem
Died2001 (aged 93–94)[1]
Alma materThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Clark University
Scientific career
FieldsMiddle Eastern Studies
InstitutionsNew School for Social Research, Dropsie College, Yeshiva University, Hofstra University, Tel Aviv University, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Benjamin Shwadran (1907 – 2001) was an author and professor of Middle Eastern studies. He was born in the Old City of Jerusalem. Shwadran went to the United States in 1927, and completed his studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he received a doctorate in 1945.[2] Shwadran first taught Middle Eastern studies at the New School for Social Research in New York, and then as professor of Middle Eastern studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Dropsie College and Yeshiva University.[3] Shwadran then taught as a professor of political science at Hofstra University. In 1973, he retired to Jerusalem, and continued to teach as a professor of modern Middle East history at Tel Aviv University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]

His major books include The Middle East, Oil, and the Great Powers (1955, 1959, and 1973),[4] Jordan, A State of Tension (1959; The University of Chicago Press),[5][6] The Power Struggle in Iraq (1960), and Middle East Oil Crises since 1973 (1986).[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Shwadran Collection in Context". Martin Kramer on the Middle East. October 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol ... – Google Books. The Moshe Dayan Center. ISBN 9789652240064. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. ^ AIPAC Periodicals Near East Report https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122414/http://www.aipac.org/Publications/AIPACPeriodicalsNearEastReport/NER_Suppliment_12-64.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2013 – via American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Denovo, John A. (1958). "Journals Home". The American Historical Review. 63 (3). uchicago.edu: 683–684. doi:10.2307/1848918. JSTOR 1848918.
  5. ^ Anthon, Carl G. (1960). "Jordan: A State of Tension". The Journal of Modern History. 32 (3): 268–269. doi:10.1086/238555. JSTOR 1872440.
  6. ^ Longrigg, S. H. (1959). "Jordan: A State of Tension". International Affairs. 35 (4): 485. doi:10.2307/2609174. JSTOR 2609174.