Stephen Shalom

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Stephen Rosskamm Shalom is a professor of political science at William Paterson University where he has taught since 1977. [1] He is a writer on social and political issues and is a contributor to Znet and Democratic Left . He is on the editorial boards of the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars and the journal New Politics .

Shalom earned his Bachelor's degree from M.I.T., and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University. [1]

Publications

He is the author of numerous publications on the Philippines and other political topics including Which Side Are You On?: An Introduction to Politics (Longman, 2002), Imperial Alibis: Rationalizing U.S. Intervention After the Cold War (South End Press, 1993), Deaths in China due to communism propaganda versus reality (1984); The United States and the Philippines: A Study of Neocolonialism (1981); co-editor of The Philippines Reader (South End Press, 1987), Bitter Flowers, Sweet Flowers: East Timor, Indonesia, and the World Community (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001); and editor of Socialist Visions (South End Press, 1983) and Perilous Power: The Middle East & U.S. Foreign Policy: Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice by Noam Chomsky and Gilbert Achcar (Paradigm Publishers, 2007). [2] [3] [4] [5]

He was a contributor to the book "Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century" by Chris Spannos (2008).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Zcomm » Author » Stephen R. Shalom". zcomm.org. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. Shalom, Stephen R. (1977-01-01). "Counter-insurgency in the Philippines". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 7 (2): 153–177. doi:10.1080/00472337785390131. ISSN   0047-2336.
  3. Shalom, Stephen R. (1990-12-01). "Securing the U.S.-Philippine military bases agreement of 1947". Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars. 22 (4): 3–12. doi: 10.1080/14672715.1990.10413097 . ISSN   0007-4810.
  4. Schirmer, Daniel B.; Shalom, Stephen Rosskamm (1987). The Philippines Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship, and Resistance. South End Press. ISBN   978-0-89608-275-5.
  5. Shalom, Stephen R. (2011-01-01). "Killing in War and Moral Equality*". Journal of Moral Philosophy. 8 (4): 495–512. doi:10.1163/174552411X592158. ISSN   1745-5243.