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Essential Israel : essays for the 21st century

Title
Essential Israel : essays for the 21st century / edited by S. Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish.
Publication
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]

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Additional Authors
  • Troen, S. Ilan (Selwyn Ilan), 1940-
  • Fish, Rachel
Description
xi, 421 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Most Americans are ill-prepared to engage thoughtfully in the increasingly serious debate about Israel, its place in the Middle East, and its relations with the United States. Essential Israel examines a wide variety of complex issues and current concerns in historical and contemporary contexts to provide readers with an intimate sense of the dynamic society and culture that is Israel today. The expert contributors to this volume address the Arab-Israeli conflict, the state of diplomatic efforts to bring about peace, Zionism and the impact of the Holocaust, the status of the Jewish state and Israeli democracy, foreign relations, immigration and Israeli identity, as well as literature, film, and the other arts. This unique and innovative volume provides solid grounding to understandings of Israel's history, politics, culture, and possibilities for the future.
Series Statement
Perspectives on Israel studies
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
An invitation to Israel literacy / S. Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish -- Israel : geography, demography, and economy / S. Ilan Troen, Maoz Azaryahu, and Arnon Golan -- From Zionism to Zion / Michael Brenner -- Zionist settlement in the land of Israel/Palestine / S. Ilan Troen -- The Arab-Israeli conflict / Alan Dowty -- History of the peace process / David Makovsky -- Israel in world opinion / Gil Troy -- Israel : a Jewish democracy / Yedidia Dtern -- Citizenship and democracy in Israel / Donna Robinson Divine -- Israel, American Jews, and Jewish peoplehood / Steven Bayme -- "Jewishness" in Israel : Israel as a Jewish state / David Ellenson -- Contemporary Christianity and Israel / Yaakov Ariel -- Perceptions and understandings of Israel within Islam / Norman A. Stillman -- "Hebrewism" and Israeli culture / Rachel S. Harris -- Israeli and Hebrew literature : from the Yishuv to the 21st century / Ranen Omer Sherman.
Call Number
JFE 17-4317
ISBN
  • 9780253027009
  • 0253027004
  • 9780253027115
  • 025302711X
LCCN
2017001783
OCLC
970042772
Title
Essential Israel : essays for the 21st century / edited by S. Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish.
Publisher
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Perspectives on Israel studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Troen, S. Ilan (Selwyn Ilan), 1940- editor.
Fish, Rachel, editor.
Other Form:
Online version: Essential Israel. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana Unviversity Press, 2017 9780253027191
Research Call Number
JFE 17-4317
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