The Jewish state : a century later / / Alan Dowty [[electronic resource]]
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Dowty Alan <1940->
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| Titolo: |
The Jewish state : a century later / / Alan Dowty [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 337 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
| Disciplina: | 320.95694 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - Israel |
| Jews - Politics and government | |
| Democracy - Religious aspects - Judaism | |
| Judaism and state - Israel | |
| Jews - Israel - Identity | |
| Zionism - History | |
| Palestinian Arabs - Israel - Politics and government | |
| Judaism and state - History - Israel | |
| Zionism | |
| Palestinian Arabs | |
| Government - Asia | |
| Government - Non-U.S | |
| Law, Politics & Government | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Israel Politics and government |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-331) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Shaping of Israeli Democracy -- Democracy in Israel -- Jewish Politics -- The Zionist Revolution -- Building a Civic State -- The Filter of Security -- The Erosion of Ideology -- Challenges to Israeli Democracy -- The Communal Split -- Religion and Politics -- Arabs in Israel -- The Impact of the West Bank and Gaza. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approaches, along with the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the World Zionist Organization, the question of what is meant by a "Jewish" state is particularly timely. Alan Dowty takes on that question in a book that is admirable for its clarity and its comprehensive interpretation of the historical roots and contemporary functioning of Israel.Israeli nationhood, democracy, and politics did not unfold in a social or political vacuum, but developed from power-sharing practices in pre-state Jewish communities in Palestine and in Eastern Europe. Dowty elucidates the broad cluster of cultural, historical, and ideological tenets which came to comprise Israel's contemporary political system. He demonstrates that such tenets were not arbitrary but in fact developed logically from Jewish political habits and the circumstances of time. Dowty illustrates how these traditions are balanced with those of ideology and modernization, and he provides an integrated, sophisticated analysis of the Israeli nation's formation and present state.Dowty also proposes thoughtful answers to puzzles regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Israeli democracy in responding to the challenges of communal divisions, religious contention, the country's non-Jewish minority, and accommodation with the Palestinians. The Jewish State will be invaluable for anyone looking for that one book that gives an intelligent overview of both Israel today and of its origins. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Jewish state |
| ISBN: | 0-520-92706-0 |
| 0-585-27334-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910496142903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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