Book Series
Israeli History, Politics and Society
New & Published Titles:
The Rise of Israel
A History of a Revolutionary State
The state of Israel is one of the most controversial countries in the world. Yet, its unique creation and rise to power in 1948 has…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77510-6 (Routledge)
Israel's National Security
Issues and Challenges Since the Yom Kippur War
This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of Israel's security challenges since the 1973 October War. Efraim Inbar takes the reader on a historical journey through…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44955-7 (Routledge)
The Harp and the Shield of David
Ireland, Zionism and the State of Israel
Eliash examines the relationship between Ireland and the Zionist movement, and the state of Israel from the context of Palestine’s partition and the delay in…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35035-8 (Routledge)
The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance
The Jordanian Factor
This book demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41045-8 (Routledge)
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Ben-Gurion, Zionism and American Jewry
1948 - 1963
Based on archival material, this intriguing book examines David Ben-Gurion’s influence on the relationship between the state of Israel, the Zionist Organization and American Jewry…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37240-4 (Routledge)
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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations, 1999-2001
Within Reach
Written by Gilead Sher, Israeli Chief of Staff during the tumultuous 1999-2000 peace negotiations, this book provides a fast paced description and analysis of the…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-8542-7 (Routledge)
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Israeli Institutions at the Crossroads
This is a fascinating collection of essays about Israeli society and its institutions. It is written by practitioners who have experience and understanding, who are…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36360-0 (Routledge)
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Israeli Democracy at the Crossroads
In recent years, the discussion about Israel was dominated by post-Zionist, post-Israeli opinions. Important voices that represent large sectors of Israeli society were not heard.…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35023-5 (Routledge)
Israel at the Polls 2003
Israel's 2003 election took place against the background of a deteriorating security situation (due to Palestinian violence and the impending US War in Iraq) and… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36019-7 (Routledge)
Between Capital and Land
The Jewish National Fund's Finances and Land-Purchase Priorities in Palestine, 1939-1945
Tuten shows how the Jewish National Fund (JNF) proved to be flexible in its fundraising to obtain its land-purchase objectives during the Second World War.… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-7146-5634-2 (Routledge)
Series Details:
This series provides a multidisciplinary examination of all aspects of Israeli history, politics and society, and serves as a means of communication between the various communities interested in Israel: academics, policy-makers; practitioners; journalists and the informed public.
Forthcoming Titles:
Secularism and Religion in Jewish-Israeli Politics: Traditionists and Modernity
By Yaacov Yadgar
To be published July 1st 2010
Politics of Memory: Israeli Underground's Confrontations Over Boundaries of State Pantheon
By Udi Lebel
To be published October 1st 2010