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July 12, 2016 Podcast: China's Economy — Headed for a Crash? After three decades of consistent double-digit GDP growth, China is now slowing, and grave concerns about demographics, the middle-income trap, capital flight, and debt are emerging in its economy. Does this mean economic catastrophe — or can the slowdown be managed? On the Asia Society Podcast, economists, investors, and journalists help unpack what’s going on in China’s economy, and what a stumble might mean for the world. Read the article After the Ruling — What's Next in the South China Sea? On Tuesday, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled that China’s extensive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no basis in international law — a ruling that Beijing has indicated it will ignore. In Asia Blog, experts weigh in on the significance of the decision. It “looks destined to radically alter not only China’s interaction with its Asian neighbors, but with the U.S.,” said Asia Society’s Orville Schell. Read the article The Death of Pakistan's 'Living Saint' Pakistani humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi died at age 88 last Friday. His foundation, established just four years after Pakistan's 1947 birth, has functioned as a sanctuary for the country's most impoverished citizens, running ambulances, medical clinics, orphanages, and disaster relief. "If anyone deserves to be wrapped in the flag of the nation, it is him," said Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Read the article Upcoming Events New York — The Bandistan Ensemble, Music From Central Asia, 7/14 Hong Kong — International Views of the U.S. and China, and the Global Balance of Power, 7/15 Sydney — Business of Asia: The Alibaba Story Down Under, 7/18 Become a Member Donate Now                  Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society, All rights reserved.  www.asiasociety.org

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Bagdad. Dacca. Estambul. Orlando… solo en las últimas semanas estas ciudades han sido blanco de ataques que han dejado decenas de muertos, cientos de heridos y sociedades desgarradas ante la conmoción y el terror. Según un análisis de The New York Times, más de 1200 personas han muerto a causa de los ataques del Estado Islámico (o de aquellos inspirados en el EI) desde el 2014. Aunque está perdiendo territorio en Irak y Siria, el EI se ha convertido en una versión más sofisticada de su antiguo rival, Al Qaeda. La creciente red global de combatientes del EI es evidencia de que el grupo terrorista ha elegido ejercer presión a nivel internacional mientras cede terreno en casa. Este nuevo tipo de organización presenta nuevos retos para las autoridades a nivel local y global. ¿Cómo combatirlo? Las ofensivas militares en Irak y Siria son necesarias pero no suficientes. La prevención y la creación de estrategias para evitar el reclutamiento de más jóvenes vulnerables a sus filas también deben ser prioridad.

Internacional El Estado Islámico ensombrece el Ramadán Por BEN HUBBARD Un portavoz del Estado Islámico dijo a fines de mayo que los yihadistas deben convertir el mes sagrado de los musulmanes “en un mes de dolor para los infieles en todas partes”. Editorial Cómo revivir la promesa de la Unión Europea Por EL COMITÉ EDITORIAL Para garantizar la paz y mejorar la situación económica del continente, la Unión Europea necesita una reforma urgente que contraste con las ideas aislacionistas y nacionalistas que cada vez tienen más eco entre los europeos.

PUBLICIDAD

CEHAO

ANTIGUO ORIENTE Vol. 13

TABLA DE CONTENIDOS

COLABORACIONES

11 King Taita and his “Palistin”: Philistine State or Neo-Hittite Kingdom?

Jeffrey P. EMANUEL

41 'aq “Enter,” but How, and Where?: Data from the Coffin Texts

Carlos GRACIA ZAMACONA

83 Lead Isotope Analysis of Slag-Tempered Negev Highlands Pottery

Naama YAHALOM-MACK, Mario A.S. MARTIN, Ofir TIROSH, Yigal EREL & Israel FINKELSTEIN

99 The Origin and Evolution of the Saraph Symbol

Nissim AMZALLAG

127 Qohelet 11,1–6 or How to Survive in an Unsure World

Francesco BIANCHI

149 Northern Arabia and its Jewry in Early Rabbinic Sources: More than Meets the Eye

Haggai MAZUZ

169 Can I Have a Word?: Methods of Communication in Judges 6

Jaime L. WATERS

183 Narrow Base Dipper Juglets (NBDJ) Imported from the Syro-Lebanese Littoral to the Shephelah and the Coastal Plain of Israel 

Eli YANNAI, Amir GORZALCZANY & Martin PEILSTÖCKER 

199 La representación de las elites egipcias en las Admoniciones de Ipuwer

Pablo Martín ROSELL

RESEÑAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS

221 Nissim Amzallag, Esau in Jerusalem: The Rise of a Seirite Religious Elite in Zion in the Persian Period, 2015. 

Mayer I. GRUBER

227 Peter James & Peter G. van der Veen (eds.), Solomon and Shishak. Current Perspectives from Archaeology, Epigraphy, History and Chronology, 2015.

Juan Manuel TEBES

ANTIGUO ORIENTE es la publicación periódica anual del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, Universidad Católica Argentina. La revista considera para publicación trabajos relacionados con la historia de las sociedades del Cercano Oriente Antiguo y del Mediterráneo Oriental desde el Paleolítico hasta la época romano-helenística inclusive. Su Director es Juan Manuel Tebes; su Vice-Directora es Romina Della Casa.

Para la Tabla de Contenidos y volúmenes previos, URL: www.uca.edu.ar/antiguo-oriente

COMITÉ EDITORIAL

Pablo Andiñach (Instituto Universitario ISEDET, Argentina), John Baines (University of Oxford, Reino Unido), Alejandro F. Botta (Boston University, EE.UU.), José Virgilio García Trabazo (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España), Hani Hayajneh (Yarmouk University, Jordania), Ann E. Killebrew (Pennsylvania State University, EE.UU.), Philip Kohl (Wellesley College, EE.UU.), Stefano de Martino (Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia), Michel Mouton (Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa / Kuwait, Kuwait), Robert Mullins (Azusa Pacific University, EE.UU.), Daniel T. Potts (New York University, EE.UU.), Émile Puech (École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem), Joachim F. Quack (Universität Heidelberg, Alemania), Gonzalo Rubio (Pennsylvania State University, EE.UU.), Marcel Sigrist (École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem)

Francisco Céntola

Secretario
Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1500

C1107AFD Buenos Aires, Argentina

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