David Tal (historian)
Encyclopedia
David Tal is an Israel
i historian and professor. Since 2009, he has been the Kahanoff Chair in Israeli Studies at the University of Calgary
, Canada
. He is an expert on Israel's security and diplomatic history, as well as U.S. disarmament
policy.
, receiving his BA in 1986, his MA in 1990, and his PhD in 1995. He was an instructor in the department of history at Tel Aviv University from 1994–1996 and a lecturer in that department and in the Program of Security Studies from 1996–2005. He was a NATO research fellow from 2000–2002.
Since 2005, Tal has been a visiting professor at Emory University
, Atlanta, Georgia (2005–2006, 2008–2009), Syracuse University
, Syracuse, New York
(2006–2008), and the University of Calgary, Calgary
, Canada
(2009–present).
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i historian and professor. Since 2009, he has been the Kahanoff Chair in Israeli Studies at the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is an expert on Israel's security and diplomatic history, as well as U.S. disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
policy.
Biography
Tal completed all his undergraduate and graduate study in history at Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
, receiving his BA in 1986, his MA in 1990, and his PhD in 1995. He was an instructor in the department of history at Tel Aviv University from 1994–1996 and a lecturer in that department and in the Program of Security Studies from 1996–2005. He was a NATO research fellow from 2000–2002.
Since 2005, Tal has been a visiting professor at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
, Atlanta, Georgia (2005–2006, 2008–2009), Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
(2006–2008), and the University of Calgary, Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(2009–present).
Articles
- Tal, David (1995). "The American-Israeli Security Treaty: Sequel or means to the relief of Israeli-Arab tension, 1954–1955". Middle Eastern Studies 31:4, pp. 828–848.
- Tal, David (February 1996). "Israel's Road to the 1956 War". International Journal of Middle East Studies, 67.
- Tal, David (1998). "Israel's Conception of Routine Security Measures". Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
- Tal, David (June 2000). "Symbol or Substance? Israel's campaign for U.S. Hawk missiles, 1960–1962". International History Review, 22:2.
- Tal, David (Spring/Summer 2000). "The Forgotten War: The Jewish-Palestinian strife in Palestine, December 1947–May 1948". Israel Affairs, 6:3–4.
- Tal, David (2004). "The Battle over Jerusalem: The Israeli-Jordanian War, 1948", in Alon Kadish (ed.), Israel's War of Independence Revisited (Tel Aviv: Ministry of Defense, 2004), pp. 307–339.
- Tal, David (Autumn 2005). "The 1948 War in Palestine Historiography: The missing dimension". Journal of Israeli History 24:2, pp. 183–202.
- Tal, David (Fall 2008). "From the Open Skies Proposal of 1955 to the Norstad Plan of 1960: A plan too far". Journal of Cold War Studies, 10:4, pp. 66–93.