Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
xiv, 387 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
What Do We Study? -- How Do We Study Politics? -- Studying Political Institutions and Behavior -- Studying Israeli Government and Politics -- The Political Setting -- History and the Creation of Israel -- Historical Roots of Contemporary Israel -- The Emergence of Zionism, 1830-1917 -- Growth of the Yishuv, 1880-1939 -- The Balfour Declaration and the British Mandate Period, 1917-1947 -- World War II and the Holocaust -- Transition to Statehood, 1945-1948 -- The Palestinians -- History and the Creation of Israel -- For Further Reading -- Zionism, Religion, and the Domestic Political Environment -- The Concept of Zionism -- The Religious Communities of Israel -- Judaism in Israel -- Religion and Politics -- Jewish Issues -- Israel's Non-Jewish Communities -- Zionism, Religion, and the State -- For Further Reading. |
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The Social and Economic Context of Politics -- Peoples of Israel -- Ashkenazim and Sephardim -- Immigration and Emigration -- Social Class -- Education and Culture -- Health Care and Social Services -- Cities, Villages, Kibbutzim, and Moshavim -- The Economy -- Foreign Economic Relations -- The Political Culture and the Economy -- For Further Reading -- The Governmental Institutions -- The Constitutional System and Parliamentary Government -- The Debate over Creating a Written Constitution -- The Structures of the Israeli Constitution -- The Role of the Courts in the Creation of a Constitution -- Israel as a Parliamentary System -- For Further Reading -- The Prime Minister and the Knesset -- The Setting -- The Balance of Power -- Legislation in the Knesset -- The Members of Knesset -- Legislative Behavior of Members of the Knesset -- Knesset Organization -- Coalition Politics and Coalition Governments -- The Knesset, the Government, and Israeli Politics -- For Further Reading |
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Political Parties and Interest Groups -- The Setting -- Ideology in Israel -- The Functions of Parties -- Parties and Issues -- Interest Groups -- For Further Reading -- The Electoral Process and Voting Behavior -- The Electoral System and Israeli Voting Behavior -- Proportional Representation and Elections -- Past Proposals for Electoral Change -- The 1996-2001 Electoral System for Prime Minister -- Voting Behavior and Electoral Results -- Voting and Ideology -- Ethnicity -- Voting Trends -- Significance of the Electoral Process for Israel -- For Further Reading -- The Machinery of Government -- The Bureaucracy and the Civil Service -- Local Government -- The Judiciary and the Legal System in Israeli Politics -- The Military and the Government -- The Bureaucracy, the Judiciary, and the Military -- For Further Reading -- Foreign Policy and the Middle Eastern Political Setting -- The Foreign Policy Setting -- The Setting: The Legacy of Warfare -- Strategic Considerations -- Military-Security Concerns -- Political-Diplomatic Concerns |
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Economic-Developmental Concerns -- Cultural-Status Concerns -- The Foreign Policy Setting: A Recapitulation -- For Further Reading -- The Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza, and Jerusalem -- History -- The Palestinians -- Palestinian Statehood and Governance -- Palestinian Goals -- The West Bank and Gaza -- Jerusalem -- Israeli Attitudes, Intentions, and Policies -- The Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza, and Jerusalem -- For Further Reading -- The Peace Process -- The Quest for Peace -- Progress toward Peace, Post-1948 -- Progress toward Peace, Post-1956 -- Camp David and the Peace Process, 1978-1982 -- Israel's Peace Initiative, 1989 -- The Madrid Peace Conference, 1991 -- The Oslo Accords, 1993 -- The Wye River Memorandum, October 23, 1998 -- The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, April 30, 2001 -- Bilateral Progress -- The Copenhagen Track -- The Quest for Peace, Again -- For Further Reading. |
Subject |
Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Israel -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
0742568288 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780742568273 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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074256827X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780742568280 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780742568297 (electronic) |
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0742568296 (electronic) |
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