2nd Edition

Politics and Society in Modern Israel Myths and Realities

By Adam Garfinkle Copyright 2000
    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    With full coverage of recent dramatic events in Israeli politics from the Rabin assassination through the May 1996 elections, this work provides an up-to-date introduction to Israeli politics and society. It seeks to convey a strong sense of everyday life in Israel, the nuances and contradictions of Israeli identity, the ethnic composition and institutional structure of Israeli society, as well as Israeli political culture and the issues that dominate the country's domestic and foreign policy.

    1: Introduction; 2: In the Beginning; 3: Society and Polity at Independence; 4: Society and Political Economy in Contemporary Israel; 5: Political Institutions and Issues; 6: Foreign Policy: Sources and Substance; 7: Peace and Normalcy?; Epilogue

    Biography

    Adam Garfinkle