1st Edition
Governing Israel Chosen People, Promised Land and Prophetic Tradition
Edited By Ira Sharkansky
Copyright 2005
217 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
217 Pages
by
Routledge
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Israeli politics and policymaking reflect themes long imbedded in Jewish culture. The concepts of Chosen People and Promised Land, and their meaning in Christian as well as Jewish religious traditions, assure that Israel is perpetually in the international spotlight. They also impose a sense of distinctiveness on the Israeli population. Some Israelis trumpet their country's accomplishments with... Read more
Preface, 1. The Chosen People in the Promised Land, 2. The Prophetic Tradition, 3. A Politicized Economy, a Cumbersome Giant, 4. Religion: Contentious from the Time of the Bible to Yesterday and Today, 5. Palestinian Terror, External Constraints, and Domestic Dispute, 6. Misplaced Hyperbole: Traffic Deaths and Social Policy, 7. University Management: Aspirations and Problems in the Promised Land, 8. A Place with Too Much History, 9. Decision Rules: Coping, Simplicity, and Non-Decision, Index
Biography
Ira Sharkansky
