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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I feel indebted to many people for their help while this book was in the making. Foremost among them, I wish to express my gratitude to Professor Calvin Goldscheider not only for the many insightful comments he offered on the present study but also for the support and encouragement he has given me throughout my academic work. Part of this book is based on a study I carried out within a project of the International Center for Peace in the Middle East which was directed by Professor Henry Rosenfeld- our numerous discussions proved a boon to the fleshing out of my own thoughts. For their many useful remarks and suggestions I am grateful to the anonymous readers of SUNY Press, while I also enjoyed the kind cooperation of the Press' editors, Clay Morgan, Russel Stone and Ruth Fisher. My thanks furthermore go to the many teachers, principles and superintendents of Arab schools throughout Israel who responded to my queries and thus offered me the benefit of their experience. Through lengthy in-depth interviews I furthermore found superb instructors in Muhammad Mana, Raid Salah, Nemir Morcus, Ibrahim Nemir Hussein, Ran Lerner and Atif Khatib. Asad Ghanem, Nihad Ali and Abd el-Hadi Abu Arisheh worked with me as research assistants. Ahmad Badran and Yael Kurish did much of the computer data processing while Maysoun Nasir contributed to the field work. My thanks to all of them. The Research Authority of the University of Haifa provided generous funds for the preparation of the manuscript for publication . In Dick Bruggeman I found a most congenial editor while Danielle Friedlander took care of the word-processing of the text with flair and understanding. xvii xviii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Last but not least, this book would not have been possible without the constant encouragement and unfailing support of my wife, Ibtisam. The inimitable way in which she helped me maintain a sane balance between my academic activities and my family life has been an inspiration throughout. Majid AI-Haj ...

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