Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Amir Viner, who first introduced me to the work of Matte-Blanco; Zvi Bekerman, who was my first guide to many of the sources that appear in my work; Michal Billig, for encouraging me to write challenging books; Irun Cohen, for being so supportive of my interdisciplinary work; Hazel Bird, for the professional editing of my book; and the anonymous reviewers for their encouraging and constructive comments.