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03AMMAN741
2003-02-03 09:42:00
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Embassy Amman
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FOUR NEW TITLES FROM THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM

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UNCLAS AMMAN 000741 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/PPD; NEA/IPP; RBO CAIRO
CAIRO PLEASE PASS TO ALEXANDRIA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO JO IIP
SUBJECT: FOUR NEW TITLES FROM THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM


UNCLAS AMMAN 000741

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/PPD; NEA/IPP; RBO CAIRO
CAIRO PLEASE PASS TO ALEXANDRIA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO JO IIP
SUBJECT: FOUR NEW TITLES FROM THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM



1. THE AMMAN BOOK PROGRAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW
TITLES: "WATER FOR THE FUTURE: THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP,
ISRAEL AND JORDAN" BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE,
"ISLAM, GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE" BY YVONNE YAZBEK HADDAD
AND JOHN ESPOSITO (EDS),"CORRUPTION AND GOVERNMENT: CAUSES,
CONSEQUENCES AND REFORM" BY SUSAN ROSE-ACKERMAN,
"BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CITIZENS: CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE
21ST. CENTURY" BY DON EBERLY.

2. "WATER FOR THE FUTURE " IS A REPORT PREPARED JOINTLY BY
THE ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY IN JORDAN, THE PALESTINIAN
ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES IN USA AND THE ISRAELI ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND
HUMANITIES. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR INSTITUTES MET AND
DECIDED THAT THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUE FACING THE PEOLPLES OF
THE MIDDLE EAST IN GENERAL AND THE STUDY AREA IN PARTICULAR,
IS WATER SHORTAGE. THIS REPORT
IS THE CULMINATION OF THIS JOINT EFFORT, AND PROVIDES
INSIGHT INTO THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE
PROBLEM.

3. "BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CITIZENS" IS A CALL FOR CULTURAL
AND CIVIC RENAISSANCE IN AMERICA. A CALL TO REINVENTING
CITIZENSHIP: NOT A SENTIMENTALIZED VERSION, BUT A SOCIAL
COVENANT INVOLVING HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE. IT ADDRESSES
ISSUES LIKE HOW CAN WE REBUILD CONFIDENCE IN
SCHOOLS, RESTORE NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY AND MOBILIZE
CITIZENS TO RESTORE LOST COMMUNITY? WHAT IS NEEDED TO
REBUILD CIVIL SOCIETY, DIMINISH INDIVIDUALISM AND RESTORE
SELF RESTRAINT AND CIVILITY?

4. CORRUPTION AND GOVERNEMNT" ADDRESSES A WORLDWIDE
PHENOMENON, WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THOSE MAKING THE
TRANSITION FROM SOCIALISM PARTICULARLY AT RISK. CORRUPTION
IS NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM, IT IS INTERTWINED WITH
POLITICS. EFFECTIVE REFORM CANNOT OCCUR UNLESS BOTH THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND DOMESTIC POLITICAL LEADERS
SUPPORT CHANGE.

5. "ISLAM, GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE" BY YVONNE YAZBECK
HADDAD AND JOHN ESPOSITO (EDS) IS A COMPENDIUM OF ARTICLES
ADDRESSING THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND EMOTIONALLY CHARGED
ASPECT OF ISLAM; ITS EFFECT ON WOMEN IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES.
THE ARTICLES ADDRESS GENDER ISSUES IN COUNTRIES LIKE
JORDAN, BAHRAIN, OMAN, IRAN, EGYPT, KUWAIT AND THE
PHILIPPINES. THEY ADDRESS INITIATIVES TAKEN BY WOMEN IN
THESE COUNTRIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO EFFECT SOCIAL CHANGE, AND
THE OBSTACLES FACING THEM IN THE PROCESS.

6. TWO COPIES OF EACH OF THE ABOVE TITLES WILL BE SENT TO
EACH POST FOR EVALUATION.

7. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO PLACE THEIR ORDERS FOR COPIES
NEEDED IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS. COPIES, AND SHIPPING ARE
FREE TO POSTS.