Contemporary Israel : domestic politics, foreign policy, and security challenges / / edited by Robert O. Freedman

• Pubblicazione: Boulder, CO, : Westview Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.95694; 956.9405/4
• Soggetto topico: Arab-Israeli conflict - Influence
• Soggetto geografico: Israel History 21st century; Israel Politics and government 21st century; Israel Foreign relations
• Altri autori: FreedmanRobert Owen
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-365) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface ix; Acknowledgments xi; About the Authors xii; Maps xiv; Acronyms xvii; 1 Introduction 1 Robert O. Freedman; PART ONE - ISRAEL'S DOMESTIC POLITICS; 2 The Israeli Right; 3 After Rabin: The Malaise of the Israeli Zionist Left 45; 4 Israel's Religious Parties 77; 5 Israel's "Russian" Parties 97; 6 Israel's Arab Parties 115; 7 Israel's Supreme Court 135; 8 The Israeli Economy 159; PART TWO - ISRAEL'S FOREIGN POLICY; 9 Israel and the Palestinians 175; 10 Israel and the Arab World 197; 11 Israel's Strategic Relations with Turkey and India 227; 12 Israel and the United States 253 ; PART THREE -ISRAEL'S SECURITY CHALLENGES13 Existential Threats to Israel 299; 14 Israel's 2006 War with Hizbollah: The Failure of Deterrence 317; Appendix: Election Results 355; Bibliography 357; Index 367
• Sommario/riassunto: Analysis by American and Israeli specialists of political parties and elections in Israel, and Israeli foreign policy and security concerns, in the light of current events in the Middle East.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary Israel
• ISBN: 0-429-98100-7; 0-429-96992-9; 1-283-13658-9; 9786613136589; 0-7867-2610-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807639603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II