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Israel

An Introduction

By (author) Barry Rubin
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Yale University Press, United States
Published: 21st Feb 2012
Dimensions: w 178mm h 254mm d 18mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN-10: 0300162308
ISBN-13: 9780300162301
Barcode No: 9780300162301
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Synopsis
This comprehensive book provides a well-rounded introduction to Israel-a definitive account of the nation's past, its often controversial present, and much more. Written by a leading historian of the Middle East, Israel is organized around six major themes: land and people, history, society, politics, economics, and culture. The only available volume to offer such a complete account, this book is written for general readers and students who may have little background knowledge of this nation or its rich culture. Based on research by scholars with extensive firsthand knowledge of Israel, this book offers accessible, clearly explained material, enhanced with a generous selection of images, maps, charts, tables, graphs, and sidebars. This book provides readers with a solid foundation of knowledge about Israel and provides useful reference lists by topic for those inspired to read further.

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"There have been many hundreds of books for and against Israel but no volume presenting the essential information about its domestic politics, its society, as well as its cultural life and its economy. This gap has now been filled."-Walter Laqueur, author of A History of Zionism -- Walter Laqueur "[An] essential resource for readers interested in learning the truth about the Zionist project in the 20th and 21st centuries."-Sol Stern, Commentary -- Sol Stern * Commentary * "Offering in-depth perspectives with encyclopedic breadth on the makeup of the Jewish state, focusing only briefly on Israel's struggle for self-preservation. The section "History" provides a masterful summary of Israel's past from its socialist beginnings before independence to the modern struggles with the Iranian regime. . . ."-Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly * "A well-written portrait of a vibrant nation at the center of turmoil in the region."-Jay Freeman, Booklist -- Jay Freeman * Booklist * "It is indeed just a starting point, but Israel: An Introduction, if disseminated among our universities to the extent it deserves, will at least allow students of the Middle East and of Jewish history to start off on the right foot. A glimpse into the real Israel may do more for the future of U.S.-Israeli relations than any amount of rhetoric ever could."-Daniel Perez, Jewish Voice New York -- Daniel Perez * Jewish Voice New York *