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Introduces the cutting edge issues and current scholarship in the interdisciplinary field of Israel Studies.
Representing a wide array of disciplines: economics, history, literature, political science, anthropology, and sociology, this book offers original examinations of the state of scholarship about Israel, as well as insightful assessments of contemporary Israeli society, politics, economy, and culture. The contributors review and analyze more than sixty recent publications, half of them in Hebrew or Arabic, showcasing important literature not readily accessible to European and North American readers. Continuing the tradition established by the preceding volumes, Review Essays in Israel Studies offers a rich and varied treatment of new scholarship and enhances our understanding of Israel studies today.
"Review Essays is a must for any library with a serious Israel or Middle East collection." — Jewish Book World
"There are a variety of collections of articles about Israel currently available. Usually, these are not broad overviews, but rather collections of specialized articles on a particular topic, such as the crisis in democracy in Israel or religion or Israeli society. This volume is unique in two ways: it covers a variety of disciplines (political science, history, sociology, anthropology, literature, and cultural studies), and it reviews the recent, mostly academic, literature in these areas." — James Armstrong, State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Introduction
1. Ivory Tower and Embassy: Interview with Itamar Rabinovich
Part I:
History, Economics, and Politics
2. The Yishuv's Early Capabilities: Organization, Leadership, and Policies
Tobe Shanok
3. The Transition to a Market Economy: The Road Half Taken
Ofira Seliktar
4. Israel as a Liberal Democracy: Civil Rights in the Jewish State
Ilan Peleg
5. "Normal" or "Special"? Israel's Relationships with America and Germany in Historical Perspective
David Rodman
Part II:
Society and Culture
6. Mythmaking and Commemoration in Israeli Culture
David C. Jacobson
7. Prophecy of Wrath: Israeli Society as Reflected in Satires for Children
Yaakova Sacerdoti
8. Women's Issues in the Literary Marketplace: Anthologies of Israeli Women Writers
Hanita Brand
9. Yemenite Jews on the Zionist Altar
Nitza Druyan
Part III:
Israel in the Region
10. Policy Transformation in the Middle East: Arms Control Regimes and National Security Reconciled
Hemda Ben-Yehuda
11. Palestinian Sovereignty and Israeli Security: Dilemmas of the Permanent-Status Negotiations
Naomi Weinberger
12. The Domestic-International Confluence: The Challenge of Israel's Water Problems
Jeffrey Sosland
Part IV:
Views of Israel from the Arab World
13. On Opposite Sides of the Hill: Syrian and Israeli Perspectives
Eyal Zisser
14. Egyptian Representation of Israeli Culture: Normalizing Propaganda or Propagandizing Normalization?
Deborah A. Starr
15. Arab-Israeli Economic Relations and Relative Gains Concerns
Maen F. Nsour
16. The Debate over Normalization: Adonis and His Arab Critics
Muhammad Muslih
Contributors