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	James A. Ross-Nazzal <james.rossnazzal@hccs.edu> Southeast College (HCC)

Address:	Southeast College Department of History 6815 Rustic Avenue Houston, Texas 77087 United States

Primary Phone:	713-718-7131

Web Page:	http://learning.sec.hccs.edu/members/james.rossnazzal

List Affiliations:	Former Review Editor for H-Levant

Interests:	American History / Studies Diplomacy and International Relations Ethnic History / Studies Local History Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Bio: EDUCATION: PhD 2001 Washington State University, Pullman, WA Department of History Major Field: Middle East Minor Fields: U.S. and Women MA 1997 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Major Field: Middle East Studies BA 1996 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Department of History PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Current Positions: Houston Community College, January 2006- ; Professor of History, Women and Gender Studies; History Club adviser. Journal of International Women’s Studies, Editorial Board member, August 2005- H-Net, Middle East Book Review Editor, September 2005-2008 Books: "A Pax Americana: The US Veto in the UN Security Council on the 'Question of Palestine', 1972-2007" (Mellen Press, 2008) "Writing Their Own Way: American Women's Travelogues on Palestine in the 19th Century;" (under review). "A Hot Flash: The US-Soviet Contest over Nicaragua, 1979-1990" (in progress) "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Palestine's Catholic Community and the first Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1914-1949" (in progress) Book Chapters: “Where is the “‘Middle East’”? in History in Dispute: The Middle East since 1945. David Lesch, ed., Volume 14 (Columbia, SC: Manly, 2003/Farmington, MI: St. James Press, 2003). “Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence” in History in Dispute: The Middle East since 1945. David Lesch, ed., Volume 14 (Columbia, SC: Manly, 2003/Farmington, MI: St. James Press, 2003). “The Intifada: Arafat and the Failed Policies of the PLO” in History in Dispute: The Middle East since 1945. David Lesch, ed., Volume 15 (Columbia, SC: Manly, 2003/Farmington, MI: St. James Press, 2003). “The Gulf War: Oil, Trade, and the Sin of Independence” in History in Dispute: The Middle East since 1945. David Lesch, ed., Volume 15 (Columbia, SC: Manly, 2003/Farmington, MI: St. James Press, 2003). “The Success of the Oslo Accords” in History in Dispute: The Middle East since 1945. David Lesch, ed., Volume 15 (Columbia, SC: Manly, 2003/Farmington, MI: St. James Press, 2003). Essays: “Ethel Rosenberg,” in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). “Winnie Mandela,” in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). “Women and the Russian Revolution,” in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). "Women and the Arab-Israeli Wars," in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). "Women of Iraq," in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). "Women in Islamic Resistance Movements," in Women and War. Bernard Cook (ed.). (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006). Articles: “The (Unverified) Life of Yasser Arafat,” University of Maryland University Center, FYI Online, January 2005 (http://www.umuc.edu/fyionline/january_05/fyionline3.html). “Writing Their Own Way: American Women, Palestine’s Bedouins, and Issues of Safety in the Nineteenth Century,” Al Raida (Pioneer) The Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Volume XX, No. 101-102, Spring/Summer 2003 (February 2004). “Second Wave American Feminism: Cora Agnes Benneson,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, August, 2000; Reprinted in Branching Out: The Journal of the Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society, Spring 2001. “From Union Officer to Washington Territorial Judge: William Inman and Lateral Migration after the Civil War,” Part II The Bunchgrass Historian, January 2000. “From Union Officer to Washington Territorial Judge: William Inman and Lateral Migration after the Civil War,” Part I, The Bunchgrass Historian, April 1999. Book Reviews: Support Any Friend, Kennedy’s Middle East and the Making of the U.S.-Israel Alliance, by Warren Bass. New York and Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2003; H-NET BOOK REVIEW, Published by H-Levant@h-net.msu.edu 20 Jan 2005. The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948, by Eugene L. Rogan and Avi Shlaim, eds. New York and Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2001; H-NET BOOK REVIEW, Published by H-Levant@h-net.msu.edu, 2 Jan 2003. Text Book Reviews: World Civilizations: The Global Experience, by Peter N. Stearns. New York: Longman, 2004. Reviewed for publisher in preparation for a fifth edition; October 2005. Global Passages, Volume I, by Roger Schlesinger ed. (et al.)New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Reviewed for the publisher in preparation for a second edition, September 2004. A History of World Societies, Volume 2, Sixth Edition, by McKay, Hill, Buckler, and Ebrey (eds.). New York: Hougton Mifflin Company, 2000l. Reviewed for the publisher in preparation for a seventh edition, September 2004. Manuscript Reviews: Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies by Geoffrey Symcox and Blair Sullivan; Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, November 2003. PRESENTATIONS: “Year Three Review: The US Occupation of Iraq,” HCC-Northwest College, April, 13th, 2006. “Iraq Without Saddam: Year Two,” Montgomery College, hosted by The Middle East Center, December 8th 2005. “The New Iraqi Constitution: Winners, Losers, and the Baath Party,” International Education Week, Montgomery College, November 17th, 2005. “The Kite Runner – A Panel Presentation,” International Education Week, Montgomery College, November 15th, 2005. “Year Two Review: The US Occupation of Iraq,” Middle East Center, Montgomery College, April, 14th, 2005. “International Education in Houston: Our Consulates,” Montgomery College, International Education Awareness Day, April 6th, 2005. “The Death Penalty, Terrorism, Abortion, the Klan – Introducing Sensitive, Hot-Button, or Potentially Loaded Topics,” Montgomery College, Conference Day, February 17th, 2005. “Iraq Without Saddam: Year One,” Montgomery College, hosted by The Middle East Center, December 8th 2004. “A Bastion of Islamic Radicalism or Western Liberalism? Higher Education in the Post 9/11 Middle East,” Tomball College, November 16th, 2004. “Year One Review: The US Occupation of Iraq,” LYCEUM, Montgomery College, April, 15th, 2004. “US-Iraqi Relations, An Examination of U.S. Involvement in Iraq,” Academy for Life Long Learning, Montgomery College, March 4th, 11th, 18, 25th, 2004. “Reinventing the Wheel: Creating Spaces for International Education and Community Outreach through Alternative Teaching Resources,” North Harris-Montgomery County College District Conference Day, Cy-Fair College, February 19th, 2004. “Writing Their Own Way: American Women’s Travel Writings on Palestine in the Nineteenth Century,” Communications Across the Curriculum, Montgomery College, January 21, 2004. “The Middle East: 1973,” 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District, Montgomery College, 3 December 2003. “The Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Overview,” Guest-lecturer, Race and Ethnicity, Montgomery College, 2 December 2003. “U.S. Foreign Policy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1948-2003,” Academy for Life Long Learning, Montgomery College, 7, 14, 21 November 2003. “How to Select a Publisher: The Separation among History, Politics, Gender Studies, Religion, Geography, and Literature,” Communication Across the Curriculum, Montgomery College, 1 October 2003 “War Drums: An Open Forum on the Second Gulf War,” Montgomery College, 2 April 2003. “U.S. Foreign Policy and Iraq: 1968 to 2003,” LYCEUM, Montgomery College, 5 March 2003. “Teaching of Religion in U.S. Classrooms,” North Carolina Council for the Social Studies; Greensboro, North Carolina; February, 2001. “Israeli and Palestinian Human Rights since Oslo,” Human Rights Topics, Amnesty International Club; Durham, North Carolina; December, 2000. “American Women’s Orientalism in the Nineteenth Century,” Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference; Pullman, Washington; April, 2000. “I’ve Heard that Song Before: Middle East Human Rights Records and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-2000,” Human Rights Symposium, Washington State University; Pullman, Washington; March, 2000. “Transient Neighbors: The Chinese of Eastern Washington, 1870-1900,” Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, Spokane, Washington; April, 1999. Courses Taught Introduction to Middle East History Modern Middle East Islamic Civilizations Latin American History and Cultures World Civilizations (both sections) Western Civilization (both sections) US History (both sections)