Israel since 1980 / Guy Ben-Porat [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Porat, Guy, author.

Series:

World since 1980.

The World since 1980

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel--History--1993-.

Israel.

Israel--History--1967-1993.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Over the last quarter century, a radical demographic, economic and political transformation has been taking place from within Israel. Israelis are beginning to ask some fundamental questions about the country they live in and what it means to be an Israeli. This book, written by five Israeli academics, probes the changing nature of Israeli society over the last twenty-five years. It considers the deep rifts in that society caused by ethnic, cultural, class and religious divide. It looks at political and economic changes and how privatization has undermined the welfare state. It questions the role of the military in the light of the wider social and economic changes. Finally, and crucially, it asks whether new political initiatives can offer a realistic alternative to the inadequacies of recent governments. This is an informative account of Israel's recent past and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Israeli society : diversity, tensions, and governance / Guy Ben-Porat

Geography and demography : spatial transformations / Erez Tzfadia

The political system : government, parliament, and the court / Arye Naor

Political economy : liberalization and globalization / Guy Ben-Porat

Military-society relations : the demise of the "people's army" / Yagil Levy

The new politics : interest groups and alternative channels / Shlomo Mizrahi

Conclusion : the state of the state / Guy Ben-Porat.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17687-5

0-511-38786-5

0-511-75615-1

0-511-38317-7

1-281-25449-5

0-511-38687-7

0-511-38885-3

9786611254490

0-511-38504-8

0-511-38109-3

OCLC:

776976785