Politics and Society in Modern Israel: Myths and Realities

"With full coverage of recent dramatic events in Israeli politics from the Rabin assassination through the election of Benyamin Netanyahu, this is the most informative and up-top-date introduction to Israeli politics and society available today. It is also an enormously readable and engaging book. Against the day life in Israel, the ethnic composition and institution structure of israili society, the nuances and contradiction of Israeli identity, Israeli political debates. Enlivened with anecdotes and supplied with maps, a glossary, and suggested readings, this book is written for anyone interested in modern politics. It will be sure to provoke discussion in courses on Israel, the Middle East, or comparative political culture."