Politics and Society in Modern Israel: Myths and Realities - Softcover

Garfinkle, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765600064 ISBN 13: 9780765600066

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

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.

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From the Back Cover:

With full coverage of recent dramatic events in Israeli politics from the Rabin assassination through the prime ministership of Benyamin Netanyahu to the electoral victory of Ehud Barak, this is the most current introduction to Israeli politics and society available today. It is also an enormously readable and engaging book. It conveys a strong sense of everyday life in Israel, the ethnic composition and institutional structure of Israeli society, the nuances and contradictions of Israeli identity, Israeli political culture, and the issues that dominate Israeli domestic and foreign policy debates. Enlivened with anecdotes and supplied with maps, a glossary, and suggested readings, this book is accessible to anyone interested. It has been especially popular with students, tourists, and travelers.

Review:

"Useful for students unfamiliar with the subject and provocative for those who have their own 'Israeli experience.'" -- Middle East Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0765600064
• ISBN 13: 9780765600066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320