The Jewish State: a Century Later
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publish date: 01/01/2001
Description:
In The Jewish State, Alan Dowty elucidates the broad cluster of cultural, historical, and ideological tenets which came to comprise Israel's contemporary political system. He demonstrates that such tenets were not arbitrary but in fact developed logically from Jewish political habits and the circumstances of time. Dowty illustrates how these traditions are balanced with those of ideology and modernization, and he provides an integrated, sophisticated analysis of the Israeli nation's formation and present state. Dowry also proposes thoughtful answers to puzzles regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Israeli democracy in responding to the challenges of communal divisions, religious contention, the country's non-Jewish minority, and accommodating the Palestinians. The Jewish State is invaluable for anyone looking for that one book that gives an intelligent overview of both Israel today and of its origins.
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