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Politics and Government in Israel

The Maturation of a Modern State 3ed
  • ISBN-13: 9781442265356
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Gregory S. Mahler
  • Price: AUD $353.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/06/2016
  • Format: Hardback 496 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]
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This balanced and comprehensive text explores Israeli government and politics from both institutional and behavioral perspectives. After briefly discussing Israel's history and the early development of the state, Gregory Mahler then examines the social, religious, economic, cultural, and military contexts within which Israeli politics takes place. He makes special note of Israel's geopolitical situation of sharing borders with, and being proximate to, several hostile Arab nations. The book explains the operation of political institutions and behavior in Israeli domestic politics, including the constitutional system and ideology, parliamentary government, the prime minister and the Knesset, political parties and interest groups, the electoral process and voting behavior, and the machinery of government. Mahler also considers Israel's foreign policy setting and apparatus, the Palestinians and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the particularly sensitive questions of Jerusalem and the Israeli settlement movement, and the Middle East peace process overall. This clear and concise text provides an invaluable starting point for all readers needing a cogent introduction to Israel today.
List of Figures, Photos, Tables, and Boxes Introduction Part I: The Political Setting Chapter 1: History and the Creation of Israel Chapter 2: Zionism, Culture, and the Domestic Political Environment Chapter 3: Judaism and the Role of the Jewish Religion in Israeli Politics Chapter 4: The Military, Economic, and Bureaucratic Setting Part II: The Governmental Institutions Chapter 5: The Constitutional System and Parliamentary Government Chapter 6: The Prime Minister and the Knesset Chapter 7: Political Parties and Interest Groups Chapter 8: The Electoral Process and Voting Behavior Part III: Foreign Policy and the Middle Eastern Political Setting Chapter 9: The Foreign Policy Setting Chapter 10: The Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza Chapter 11: Jerusalem Chapter 12: The Peace Process Notes About the Author
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