Research Catalog

Title

Israel today / Haim Gordon.

Author

Gordon, Ḥayim.

Publication

New York : Peter Lang, c2007.

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Details

Description

241 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Israel Today offers a description of the challenges Israel has encountered since its founding in 1948. Haim Gordon depicts the dynamic historical developments that have led to the return of the Jewish people to the land of their forefathers and to the establishment of contemporary Israel. More specifically, Gordon analyzes the country's precarious relations to its neighbors and the dangers to national security it faces from the outside. Internal problems arise from the need to blend into one nation the many thousands of Jews who have arrived from more than 120 lands to join in the building of the Jewish State. These historical details revolve around a discussion of daily life in Israel today, featuring aspects such as politics, economics, education, and Jewish spirituality. --From publisher's description.

Subjects

• History
• Zionism > History
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Israel > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foundations. Political and religious foundations ; Zionism: its history and meaning for the present ; Israeli democracy, the Knesset, and the courts ; Israel, an embattled nation -- Daily life. Jews and Arabs ; Israel as occupier of Palestine ; Education and culture ; Struggling for justice ; A people's army ; A spiritual heritage -- Economy. Farming ; Industry ; Economy and politics -- Israel and the world. Arab neighbors ; Relations with Europe and North America ; Relations with other states.

ISBN

• 9780820478258 (pb : alk. paper)
• 0820478253 (pb : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007010580

OCLC

86090383

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library