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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785563203321

Autore

Migdal Joel S

Titolo

Through the lens of Israel : explorations in state and society / / Joel S. Migdal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-7914-9056-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 237 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in Israeli studies

Disciplina

301/.095694

Soggetti

Civil society - Israel

Israel Politics and government

Israel Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PART I: Introduction""; ""Myths and Models: The State-in-Society Approach and the Experience of Israel""; ""PART II: State Making""; ""The Crystallization of the State and the Struggles Over Rule Making: Israel in Comparative Perspective""; ""Laying the Basis for a Strong State: The British and Zionists in Palestine""; ""Vision and Practice: The Leader, the State, and the Transformation of Society""; ""PART III: Society Making""; ""Civil Society in Israel""

""Society Formation and the Case of Israel""""PART IV: Social Crisis""; ""Changing Boundaries and Social Crisis: Israel and the 1967 War""; ""The Odd Man Out: Arabs in Israel""; ""Back Matter""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""Back Cover""