Acknowledgments
I wish to thank the Kreitman Foundation in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, for granting me a Post-Doctoral Fellowship that allowed me to conduct this research.
Prof. Shamir Yona, my teacher and friend, advised me throughout this study, and this book would have never been published without his assistance, and for that I am eternally grateful.
Dr. Gillian Schiller did the proofreading for this book, and also for my other published studies. Her notes and remarks constantly improve my work, and I owe her a great deal.
I also thank my family, who listened, nodded in understanding, and gave me the time and space to work quietly as much as I needed. I also owe thanks to my graphic designer and mother, Nitza Yogev, who used her talent to provide the illustrations for this study.