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David Ben-Gurion and the foundation of Israeli democracy / Nir Kedar ; translated by Haim Watzman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kedar, Nir, author.
Contributor:
Watzman, Haim, translator.
Series:
Perspectives on Israel studies.
Perspectives on Israel studies
Language:
English
Hebrew
Subjects (All):
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973--Influence.
Ben-Gurion, David.
Democracy--Israel--History--20th century.
Democracy.
Civil society--Israel--History--20th century.
Civil society.
Constitutional history--Israel.
Constitutional history.
Judaism and state--Israel.
Judaism and state.
Israel--Politics and government--1948-1967.
Israel.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (260 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Summary:
"In David Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy, Nir Kedar offers a poignant study of the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Kedar provides an explication of the making of Israeli democracy in terms of its institutional-legal structures and social-cultural underpinnings. David Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy connects the formal structures of democracy to the fundamental principles that they were constructed to serve-human freedom and dignity"-- Provided by publisher
Contents:
Ben-Gurion versus a Constitution
Democracy and the Army : Building an Army Subordinate to Democratic Government
Establishing the Rule of Law
Creating the State Administration
Parliamentary Democracy and the Fight to Change the Electoral System
A Democratic Jewish State : On the Place of Judaism in Israel
A Sense of Peoplehood : Civic Responsibility and the Ashkenazi-Sephardi Divide
Nationalism, Human Rights, and Security : Ben-Gurion, Israeli Arabs, and the Boundaries of Democracy and Mamlakhtiyut.
Notes:
Translated from the original Hebrew into English.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780253057464
0253057469
9780253057457
0253057450
OCLC:
1232016629

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