Essential Israel : essays for the 21st century / edited by S. Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish.

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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 p...

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Uniform Title:Perspectives on Israel studies.
Other Authors: Troen, S. Ilan (Selwyn Ilan), 1940- (Editor)
Fish, Rachel (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Series:Perspectives on Israel studies.
Subjects:
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Peace.
Israel > Politics and government.
Zionism.
Israel > Civilization.
Civilization.
Politics and government.
Israel.
Physical Description:xi, 421 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
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.