Shaul Mitelpunkt (University of York)

Israel in the American Mind

The Cultural Politics of Us-Israeli Relations, 1958-1988

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book provides a deep examination of the meanings Israelis and Americans invested in the relationship between their countries, and explains how these meanings changed through time. For researchers and students of international relations, diplomatic history, and those studying America and the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 405
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781108434003
• ISBN-10: 1108434002
• Artikelnr.: 58021409

Autorenporträt

Shaul Mitelpunkt is a Lecturer in US History at the University of York. Shaul obtained his B.A. in history at Tel-Aviv University before moving to Chicago where he received his Ph.D. in history in 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: 'did I see only America?'; Part I. The Disciple State: 1. 'Lie without blushing': manipulation and friction in the courtship of patronage, 1958
60; 2. 'Might as well be the Midwest': visions of Israel as a development project, 1961
67; Part II. The Citizen Soldier: 3. Envying 'indomitable citizenry': the zenith of US fascination with the Israeli citizen-soldier, 1967
73; 4. Reforming Sparta: the October war and the collapse of the citizen-soldier idyll, 1973
76; Part III. Processes of Peace and War: 5. 'We ARE moral leaders in the world': the popular foundations of the Camp David Agreement, 1976
79; 6. 'Recollections and regrets': Israel and the conservative-liberal divide, 1980
88; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.