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Israel
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of the
following individuals who wrote the 1978 edition of Israel: A
Country Study, which was edited by Richard F. Nyrop: Richard F.
Nyrop, Laraine N. Carter, Darrell R. Eglin, Rinn Sup Shinn, and
James D. Rudolph. Their work provided the organization and
structure of the present volume, as well as portions of the text.
The authors are grateful to individuals in various government
agencies and private institutions who gave of their time, research
materials, and expertise to the production of this book. The
authors also wish to thank members of the Federal Research Division
staff who contributed directly to the preparation of the
manuscript. These people include Thomas Collelo, the substantive
reviewer of all the textual material and maps; Richard F. Nyrop,
who reviewed all drafts and served as liaison with the sponsoring
agency; and Martha E. Hopkins, who managed book editing and
production. Noelle B. Beatty, Sharon Costello, Deanna D'Errico, and
Evan Raynes edited the chapters. Also involved in preparing the
text were editorial assistants Barbara Edgerton and Izella Watson.
Catherine Schwartzstein performed final prepublication review.
Shirley Kessel compiled the index. Malinda B. Neale of the Library
of Congress Composing Unit set the type, under the direction of
Peggy Pixley.
Invaluable graphics support was provided by David P. Cabitto,
assisted by Sandra K. Ferrell. Carolina E. Forrester reviewed the
map drafts and prepared the final maps. Special thanks are owed to
Kimberly A. Lord, who designed the cover artwork and the
illustrations on the title page of each chapter.
The authors would like to thank Arvies J. Staton, who supplied
information on ranks and insignia. Joshua Sinai provided invaluable
assistance in the transliteration and translation of Hebrew terms.
Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of the many
individuals and public agencies who allowed their photographs to be
used in this study.
Data as of December 1988
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