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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968708403321

Autore

Aronoff Myron Joel

Titolo

Power and ritual in the Israel Labor Party : a study in political anthropology / / Myron J. Aronoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015, c1993

ISBN

1-315-70159-6

1-317-46231-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Comparative Politics Series

Disciplina

324.2569407

Soggetti

Mifleget ha-?avodah ha-Yisre?elit

Israel Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1993 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction: An Unconventional Approach Explained and Justified""; ""2 Fission and Fusion: The Politics of Factionalism""; ""3 The Power of Nominations""; ""4 The Suppression of Issues""; ""5 Ritual of Self-Identification, Rebellion, and Assertion""; ""6 Continuity and Change in Representation in Party Institutions""; ""7 Party Center and Local Branch Relationships""

""8 The End of an Epoch and a New Regime""""9 Adjustment to Being in Opposition""; ""10 Democratization of Leadership Selection""; ""11 The Impact of the Intifada""; ""12 Facing the Future""; ""13 Concluding Perspectives""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

An anthropological study of a major national political party - one which dominated Israeli politics for nearly five decades and was returned to office in summer 1992. The analysis focuses on the relationship between culture and politics to explain the crucial role the Labour Party has played.