The founding of Israeli democracy, 1948-1967 / Peter Y. Medding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medding, Peter, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel--Politics and government--1948-1967.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 253 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the politics of the state of Israel in the first two decades of its existence addresses the question of how it has managed to remain a democracy despite all the adverse conditions.

Contents:

Contents; 1. The Structures of Democratic Government; 2. Founding an Independent State; 3. Founding Democratic Political Structures; 4. Parties and Policies; 5. Issue Structure, Electoral Response, and Coalition Politics; 6. Coalition Cabinets, Party Government, and the Control of Policy-Making; 7. Mamlakhtiut: Partisan Interests and the Establishment of Centralized and Legitimate State Public Authority; 8. The Political Dynamics of the Founding Period; 9. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773343-3

1-280-52358-1

0-19-536354-X

OCLC:

476013371