This book provides a comprehensive profile of contemporary Israel. It is a unique in-depth survey of that country¿s politics, international relations, society, economy, role in the Middle East and culture.
This book provides a comprehensive profile of contemporary Israel. It is a unique in-depth survey of that country¿s politics, international relations, society, economy, role in the Middle East and culture.
Alain DIECKHOFF is Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies and Research, and teaches at Sciences Po, Paris. As an academic he has worked extensively on various aspects of contemporary Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He has also undertaken a major comparative project on nationalism in the Western world. He has authored six books, edited eight others and published more than fifty articles in journals and edited volumes. Among his books published in English are; The Invention of a Nation: Zionist Thought and the Making of Modern Israel, (New York, 2003); The Politics of Belonging: Nationalism, Liberalism, and Pluralism (ed., Lanham, 2004); Revisiting Nationalism: Theories and Processes (co-ed., New York, 2006). His latest book is Le conflit israélo-arabe, (Paris, 2011).
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Introduction Part 1: The Foundations of the State 1. A Jewish and Democratic State Alain Dieckhoff 2. The Political Institutions of Israel Claude Klein 3. The Supreme Court and the Judicial System Claude Klein 4. Tzahal: A State within a State? Samy Cohen 5. National Memory Avner Ben-Amos Part 2: Life in the City 6. Political Life: from Dominant Party to Political Fragmentation 7. The New Social Movements Michael M. Laskier Part 3: A Plural Society 8. Demography in Israel: Diversity and Convergence Sergio Della Pergolla 9. Jewish Ethnicities in Israel Eliezer Ben-Rafael 10. The Observant and the Secular: Between Confrontation and Transaction Maurice Kriegel 11. Arab Citizens: An Unfinished Process of Integration Laurence Louer 12. Foreign Workers: Faces of the "Globalization of Israel" William Berthomiere Part 4: Economy and Society 13. The Birth and Development of the Israeli Economy, 1948-1977 Gilbert Benhayoun and Rene Teboul 14. An Economy on the road to Independence? Michael Bikard 15. "The New Israeli Economy": Opting for High Technology Daniel Rouach and Michael Bikard 16. The Social Question: Social Citizenship, Income Inequality and Poverty in Israel Gershon Shafir Part 5: Israel in the Middle East 17. Israel and the Palestinians Alain Dieckhoff 18. Israel and the Arab States: From Total Struggle to Partial Peace Alain Dieckhoff and Mark Tessler 19. Israeli Territorial Strategies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Part 6: External Relations 20. The Complex Relationship between the State of Israel and the Diaspora Regine Azria 21. Israel and France: Ups and Downs in the Relationship Elie Barnavi 22. The United States and Israel: An Evolving Relationship Robert O. Freedman 23. Israel, the USSR and Russia Laurent Rucker 24. Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany: Realpolitik under the Sign of the Shoah Dominique Trimbur 25. The Relations between Israel and the European Union Alfred Tovias 26. Israel and the Third World Joel Peters Part 7: Culture and Communication 27. Israeli Prose in Hebrew Francoise Saquer-Sabin 28. Israeli Poetry Masha Itzaki 29. Arabic Literature in Israel Sobhi Boustani 30. Israeli Theatre Nurit Yaari 31. Music in Israel Michele Tauber 32. The Visual Arts Gideon Ofrat 33. The History of Israeli Cinema Ariel Schweitzer 34. The Media Jerome Bourdon Conclusion
Introduction Part 1: The Foundations of the State 1. A Jewish and Democratic State Alain Dieckhoff 2. The Political Institutions of Israel Claude Klein 3. The Supreme Court and the Judicial System Claude Klein 4. Tzahal: A State within a State? Samy Cohen 5. National Memory Avner Ben-Amos Part 2: Life in the City 6. Political Life: from Dominant Party to Political Fragmentation 7. The New Social Movements Michael M. Laskier Part 3: A Plural Society 8. Demography in Israel: Diversity and Convergence Sergio Della Pergolla 9. Jewish Ethnicities in Israel Eliezer Ben-Rafael 10. The Observant and the Secular: Between Confrontation and Transaction Maurice Kriegel 11. Arab Citizens: An Unfinished Process of Integration Laurence Louer 12. Foreign Workers: Faces of the "Globalization of Israel" William Berthomiere Part 4: Economy and Society 13. The Birth and Development of the Israeli Economy, 1948-1977 Gilbert Benhayoun and Rene Teboul 14. An Economy on the road to Independence? Michael Bikard 15. "The New Israeli Economy": Opting for High Technology Daniel Rouach and Michael Bikard 16. The Social Question: Social Citizenship, Income Inequality and Poverty in Israel Gershon Shafir Part 5: Israel in the Middle East 17. Israel and the Palestinians Alain Dieckhoff 18. Israel and the Arab States: From Total Struggle to Partial Peace Alain Dieckhoff and Mark Tessler 19. Israeli Territorial Strategies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Part 6: External Relations 20. The Complex Relationship between the State of Israel and the Diaspora Regine Azria 21. Israel and France: Ups and Downs in the Relationship Elie Barnavi 22. The United States and Israel: An Evolving Relationship Robert O. Freedman 23. Israel, the USSR and Russia Laurent Rucker 24. Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany: Realpolitik under the Sign of the Shoah Dominique Trimbur 25. The Relations between Israel and the European Union Alfred Tovias 26. Israel and the Third World Joel Peters Part 7: Culture and Communication 27. Israeli Prose in Hebrew Francoise Saquer-Sabin 28. Israeli Poetry Masha Itzaki 29. Arabic Literature in Israel Sobhi Boustani 30. Israeli Theatre Nurit Yaari 31. Music in Israel Michele Tauber 32. The Visual Arts Gideon Ofrat 33. The History of Israeli Cinema Ariel Schweitzer 34. The Media Jerome Bourdon Conclusion
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