Historical Dictionary of Israel

Bernard Reich; David H. Goldberg

doi:10.5771/9781442271852

Summary

Since its creation, the State of Israel has been a magnet for attention. A country beset by conflict in its region and faced with the need to integrate mainly Jewish immigrants of disparate backgrounds into a modern and advanced democratic state and society, Israel has preoccupied observers, scholars and journalists since its independence in May 1948. Although a Jewish state Israel is also a democratic state that guarantees the rights of all of its citizens, including its large Arab and Moslem minority, in law and in practice. Israel and its modern history and politics have been the subject of substantial and often highly partisan literature, being hotly and vigorously debated both at home and abroad.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Israel contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1100 cross-referenced entries onsignificant persons, places, events, government institutions, political parties, and battles, as well as entries on Israel’s economy, society, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the various diplomatic and political personalities, institutions, organizations, events, concepts, and documents that together define the political life of the Jewish state of Israel.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 3/2016
Copyright Year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-7184-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-7185-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 727
Product Type: Monograph

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5. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
6. Map No access
7. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
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