1st Edition
Israel Challenges to Identity, Democracy and the State
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Often regarded as the only true manifestation of political pluralism in the contemporary Middle East, the state of Israel has dominated the history and politics of the region for over fifty years. Yet despite its position as a regional superpower, Israel continues to struggle with the whole issue of its own identity, the complexities of which have exposed deep clefts throughout Israeli society... Read more
Chapter 1 The weight of history; Chapter 2 Political structures and social processes; Chapter 3 Trials, triumphs and tigers; Chapter 4 A place among the nations; Chapter 5 Conclusion; Chapter 6 Epilogue;
Biography
Clive Jones is Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds. He is the author of Soviet Jewish Aliyah, 1989–1992, and co-editor of International Security in a Global Age.,
Emma C Murphy is Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the University of Durham. She is the author of Economic and Political Change in Tunisia and co-editor of Economic and Political Liberalization in the Middle East and European Expertise on the Middle East and North Africa.
'Very well researched ... a significant contribution to the analysis of the complexities of Israeli society.' - International Affairs
