Yakov M. Rabkin (born 29 September 1945) is a professor emeritus of history at the

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, author and public intellectual. His published works include studies of relations between science and technology, research on cultural aspects of science, including studies of Jews in the scientific profession, ''Science Between the Superpowers'' (Priority Press), a study of programs for the exchange of U.S and Soviet Union scientists, as well as works on the fate of Soviet science and scientists after the dismemberment of the USSR and, more generally, on science and political freedoms. As a result of his graduate seminar on demodernization and an international conference he organized in Nice in 2016, he co-edited ''Demodernization: a Future in the Past'', a multidisciplinary volume on reverses of modernity as a global phenomenon at the turn of the 21st century. Professor Rabkin has also contributed to the fields of Jewish and Israel studies. His book ''A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism'' was nominated for best French to English translation for "an important and timely work" at the

2006 Governor General's Awards The 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 16, winners announced November 21 and awards presented December 13. The prize for writers and illustrators was $15,000 and "a speci ...

.'2006 Finalists - Translation (French to English).'

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2006 It has also been listed as one of the three best books of the year by Japan's leading daily ''Asahi Shimbun'' in 2010. This book is currently available in fourteen languages. He later publishe
''What Is Modern Israel?''
which has also appeared in French, Japanese and Russian. It examines the Protestant origins of the Zionist project; the adoption of that project in the late 19th century by secular Jews from Central and Eastern Europe, imbued with the ethnic nationalism of the time; the stern resistance Zionism faced from Jews around the world, not least in the Holy Land; and the ongoing Jewish opposition to Zionism from different perspectives, both religious and secular. Rabkin is a frequent contributor to printed and electronic media on international relations, Russia and the former USSR as well as contemporary Israel. He has argued for freedom of discussion, against political uses of history and shown skepticism with respect to a

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for the Israel/Palestine conflict. He has expressed support for a bi-national state. He has done consulting work on science and higher education for national and international organizations, including UNESCO, NATO, OECD and the World Bank. ----

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