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Review essays in Israel studies

editors, Laura Zittrain Eisenberg and Neil Caplan

(Books on Israel, v. 5)(SUNY series in Israeli studies)

State University of New York, c2000

  • hc : alk. paper
  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Description

Representing a wide array of disciplines: economics, history, literature, political science, anthropology, and sociology, this book offers original examinations of the state of scholarship about Israel, as well as insightful assessments of contemporary Israeli society, politics, economy, and culture. The contributors review and analyze more than sixty recent publications, half of them in Hebrew or Arabic, showcasing important literature not readily accessible to European and North American readers. Continuing the tradition established by the preceding volumes, Review Essays in Israel Studies offers a rich and varied treatment of new scholarship and enhances our understanding of Israel studies today.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Ivory Tower and Embassy: Interview with Itamar Rabinovich Part I: History, Economics, and Politics 2. The Yishuv's Early Capabilities: Organization, Leadership, and Policies Tobe Shanok 3. The Transition to a Market Economy: The Road Half Taken Ofira Seliktar 4. Israel as a Liberal Democracy: Civil Rights in the Jewish State Ilan Peleg 5. "Normal" or "Special"? Israel's Relationships with America and Germany in Historical Perspective David Rodman Part II: Society and Culture 6. Mythmaking and Commemoration in Israeli Culture David C. Jacobson 7. Prophecy of Wrath: Israeli Society as Reflected in Satires for Children Yaakova Sacerdoti 8. Women's Issues in the Literary Marketplace: Anthologies of Israeli Women Writers Hanita Brand 9. Yemenite Jews on the Zionist Altar Nitza Druyan Part III: Israel in the Region 10. Policy Transformation in the Middle East: Arms Control Regimes and National Security Reconciled Hemda Ben-Yehuda 11. Palestinian Sovereignty and Israeli Security: Dilemmas of the Permanent-Status Negotiations Naomi Weinberger 12. The Domestic-International Confluence: The Challenge of Israel's Water Problems Jeffrey Sosland Part IV: Views of Israel from the Arab World 13. On Opposite Sides of the Hill: Syrian and Israeli Perspectives Eyal Zisser 14. Egyptian Representation of Israeli Culture: Normalizing Propaganda or Propagandizing Normalization? Deborah A. Starr 15. Arab-Israeli Economic Relations and Relative Gains Concerns Maen F. Nsour 16. The Debate over Normalization: Adonis and His Arab Critics Muhammad Muslih Contributors

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