Book Series

Israeli History, Politics and Society

New & Published Titles:

US-Israeli Relations at the Crossroads

Edited by Gabriel Sheffer

After the unpredicted collapse of the Soviet Union, the global, regional and domestic changes raised theoretical and practical issues, particularly in regard to security and…

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1997 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-4305-2 (Routledge)

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Between War and Peace

Dilemmas of Israeli Security

Edited by Efraim Karsh

Strategists assess the opportunities confronting Israel at the century's end and offer solutions to such issues as the economic consequences of peace for security, implications…

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1996 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-4256-7 (Routledge)

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The Shaping of Israeli Identity

Myth, Memory and Trauma

Edited by David Ohana, Robert Wistrich

A dozen essays document the evolution of national myths in Israel as the heroic figures and events of independence and survival transmute into blind fanaticism,…

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1995 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-4163-8 (Routledge)

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Peace in the Middle East

The Challenge for Israel

Edited by Efraim Karsh

Specialists from Israel, Europe and the US examine the implications of peace for Israel. How would it affect the country's political and economic systems and…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-4141-6 (Routledge)

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Series Details:

Edited by Efraim Karsh, Kings College London, UK

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