Critical Issues in Israeli Society.(Book review)

From: Shofar | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Marlin-Bennett, Renee | Copyright information

Critical Issues in Israeli Society, edited by Alan Dowty. Westport: Praeger, 2004. 261 pp. $79.95.

The politics and sociology of Israeli society cannot be understood without considering the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but often that particular conflict becomes the primary focus of analysis. Alan Dowry's edited volume, Critical Issues in Israeli Society, is a welcome addition to the literature because it goes beyond this limited view. There are, indeed, many other criti...

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