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- 1 online resource.
- 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
- Uniform Title
- Essential Israel (Online)
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2017003426
- OCLC
- ssj0001768887
- Title
Essential Israel [electronic resource] : essays for the 21st century / edited by S. Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish.
- Imprint
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana Unviversity Press, 2017.
- Series
Perspectives on Israel studies
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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Troen, S. Ilan (Selwyn Ilan), 1940-
Fish, Rachel.
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Print version: Essential Israel Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana Unviversity Press, 2017 9780253027009 (DLC) 2017001783