Jonathan R. Adelman

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University of Denver
Graduate School of International Studies
International Studies, Gradutate School of
ProfessorAppointed: 1978

Mailing Address

2201 S. Gaylord Street
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado 80210
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (303) 871-2548
Fax: (303) 871-2456
Mobile: (303) 916-1779
jadelman@du.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Columbia University, Political Science, 1976.
B.A., Columbia College, Political Science, 1969.

Expertise and Research Interests

I work on Soviet politics, Chinese politics, comparative revolutions, and the military. I also work on contemporary Middle East issues.

Other Expertise

Academic Experience:Lady Davis Visiting Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1986Business Experience:I served for eight years in the 1980s as a consultant to Science Applications International Corporation.

State Department: I have gone on 15 international speaking tours for the State Department from 1988 to 2007.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

China, Israel, Political Science, Russia.

Additional Terms:

Chinese, Israel, Military, Revolution, Soviet.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Russian: (Fluent, Functional, Basic)
French: (Functional, Functional, Basic)
Hebrew: (Functional, Basic, Basic)

Previous Positions

1976, University of Cincinnati, Postdoc
1977, University of Alabama, Visiting Assistant Professor
1978-1985, University of Denver, Graduate School of International Studies, Assistant Professor
1985- 1992, University of Denver, Graduate School of International Studies, Associate Professor
1992, University of Denver, Graduate School of International Studies, Professor

Publications

  • Jonathan R. Adelman (2008) The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State, London, Routledge, 240 pages, In Press
  • Jonathan R. Adelman (2007) Hitler and His Allies in World War II, London, Routledge, 240 pages
  • Torrents of Spring: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, McGraw-Hill, 1994
  • coauthor, Symbolic War: The Chinese Way of War 1940-1990, Institute of International Relations Press, Tawian
  • The Dynamics of Soviet Foreign Policy (co-author). Harper and Row.1988
  • The Revolutionary Armies, Greenwood Press, 1980
  • Prelude to the Cold War, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1988; co author, The Dynamics of Soviet Politics, Harper and Row, 1988; coeditor, Contemporary Soviet Military Affairs, Unwin & Hyman, 1989

Profile Details

Last Verified: 11/1/2007

COS Expertise ID #299329
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