Israel in comparative perspective : challenging the conventional wisdom / edited by Michael N. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnett, Michael N., 1960-

Series:

SUNY series in Israeli studies

SUNY series in Israeli Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Israel--Foreign relations.

Israel.

Israel--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenges the social-science image of Israel as a historical peculiarity by situating Israel's history in comparative context; by building bridges between Israel and other Middle Eastern states; and by using the Israeli case to reconsider existing social science theories and correct common misperceptions about the comparative method.Because Israel is unique in many dimensions, many social scientists consider it a historical peculiarity. Neither East nor West, developed nor undeveloped, capitalist nor socialist, Third World nor First World, Israel has little in common with other countries and their historical experiences. This book of original essays challenges the image of Israeli uniqueness and the status of the Israeli case and at the same time corrects some common misperceptions about the comparative method in general and case selection in particular. At the same time, it compares Israeli and Arab experiences and addresses critical issues in Middle Eastern studies.To challenge the image of Israeli uniqueness, the authors situate Israel's history in comparative context; employ macrohistorical concepts both to reexamine the Israeli case and to build bridges between Israel and other historical experiences; and use the Israeli case to reconsider existing social science theories. [Articles by Michael Barnett, Yehezkal Dror, Rebecca Kook, Ian Lustick, Joel Migdal, Gershon Shafir, Gabriel Sheffer, Shibley Telhami, and Mark Tessler and Ina Warriner] Israel in Comparative Perspective demonstrates how our understanding of the region can be enriched by using models and theories developed in other regions to reexamine Israeli history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

I Introduction

II Israel and International Politics

III Israel and Domestic Politics

IV Conclusion

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-285) and index.

ISBN:

9780791495803

0791495809

9780585036366

0585036365

OCLC:

42854571