LEADER 03755nam 22006255 450 001 9911049165003321 005 20260109142753.0 010 $a3-032-10253-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-10253-9 035 $a(CKB)44769966000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32471359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32471359 035 $a(OCoLC)1568064608 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-10253-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944769966000041 100 $a20260102d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Jewish State? $eReligious Nationalism in Israel /$fby Hannah Ridge 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (303 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy,$x2731-6777 311 08$a3-032-10252-9 327 $aChapter 1: Religious Nationalism in Israel -- Chapter 2: Measuring Jewish Nationalism -- Chapter 3: Pervasive Prejudice -- Chapter 4: To the Right -- Chapter 5: Democracy and Alternatives -- Chapter 6: Maximum Jews on Maximum Land? -- Chapter 7: Conclusion. 330 $aJudaism is fundamental to Israel?s self-conception, but Israelis disagree about whether this is a religious, ethnic, or cultural claim. This book analyzes the implications of religious nationalist sentiment for public support in domains like democracy, war, and social policy. A large segment of the Israeli population subscribes to the Jewish nationalist ideology. Jewish nationalists are more conservative, seek Jewish-homogeneous social groups, and pursue more aggressive foreign policies. In the face of a sizable secular and non-Jewish population, Jewish nationalism thus threatens democratization and stability in Israel. Timely and authoritative, A Jewish State? offers a rare combination of theoretical sophistication and methodological depth. With clarity and rigor, Ridge fills a long-standing gap in scholarship, demonstrating how Jewish nationalism shapes Israel?s identity, democracy, and global role. This book reframes urgent debates with precision and lasting significance. --Andrew Ward, Tulane University ?The book is timely given the ongoing war in Gaza and aggressions in the West Bank. Ridge?s thorough analysis perceptively demonstrates how Jewish nationalism drives Israeli settlement and war policies.? --Peter O?Brien, author of The Muslim Question in Europe: Political Controversies and Public Philosophies. Hannah M. Ridge is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Chapman University. She earned her PhD in Political Science at Duke University. She is the author of Contours of Israeli Politics (2025) and Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World (2023). 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy,$x2731-6777 606 $aReligion and politics 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 606 $aJudaism 606 $aPolitics and Religion 606 $aPolitical Science 606 $aMiddle Eastern Politics 606 $aJudaism 615 0$aReligion and politics. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aMiddle East$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aJudaism. 615 14$aPolitics and Religion. 615 24$aPolitical Science. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Politics. 615 24$aJudaism. 676 $a322.1095694 700 $aRidge$b Hannah$01885925 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911049165003321 996 $aA Jewish State$94521308 997 $aUNINA