Understanding Israel (eBook, PDF)

Political, Societal and Security Challenges
Redaktion: Peters, Joel; Pinfold, Rob Geist

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The State of Israel is an unlikely powerhouse in a troubled region. This book provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of the external and internal threats, opportunities and issues facing contemporary Israel. The book comprises sixteen chapters written by recognized authorities in the field of Israeli Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317297765
• Artikelnr.: 54553379

Autorenporträt

Joel Peters is Director of the School of Public and International Affairs and Professor in Government and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA. Rob Geist Pinfold is a Neubauer Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at the University of Tel Aviv. He holds a PhD in War Studies at King's College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Israel
A Nation of Contrasts and Cleavages
Rob Geist Pinfold 1. Zionism in the 21st Century
Arieh Saposnik Part I The Israeli Political System 2. Israeli Democracy Under Stress
Itzhak Galnoor 3. The Rise of The Israeli Right
Colin Shindler 4. Political Parties and Parliamentary Politics
Reuven Y. Hazan and Chen Freidberg 5. Extra
Parliamentary Politics
The Settlement Movement's Success Story
Eitan Y. Alimi Part II Issues in Israeli Society 6. The Israeli Economy: Success as the New Normal
Pinchas Landau 7. Multiculturalism and Identity Politics
Rebecca B. Kook 8. Religion and State
Ofer Zalzberg 9. Emerging Elites and New Political Ideas Amongst Palestinians in Israel
Amal Jamal 10. Political Representation of Women and Gender (in)Equality
Reut Itzkovitch
Malka Part III Security, Geopolitical and Foreign Policy Challenges 11. Security Challenges and Opportunities in the Twenty
First Century
Charles D. (Chuck) Freilich 12. The Challenge of Peace
Galia Golan 13. Borders and the Demarcation of National Territory
David Newman 14. Settlements and the Creation of Political landscapes
David Newman 15. Israel in the World: The Quest for Legitimacy
Joel Peters 16. Israel and the Jewish People
Dov Waxman