The Shaping of Israeli Democracy -- Democracy in Israel -- Jewish Politics -- The Zionist Revolution -- Building a Civic State -- The Filter of Security -- The Erosion of Ideology -- Challenges to Israeli Democracy -- The Communal Split -- Religion and Politics -- Arabs in Israel -- The Impact of the West Bank and Gaza
Summary
The Jewish State is a comprehensive interpretative study of the historical roots and contemporary functioning of Israel. Nationhood and democracy have not unfolded in a social or political vacuum, but instead developed from pre-state Jewish traditions in Palestine and in Eastern Europe. Dowty elucidates a broad cluster of cultural, historical, and ideological tenets that have come to comprise the infrastructure of the contemporary political system. His analysis provides a new interpretation of the formation and development of the Israeli nation. This book will prove invaluable for students, scholars, and general readers looking for one book that will give them an intelligent overview of the Jewish state
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-331) and index
