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Overview
Leading social scientists from Israeli and American universities, using different methods and representing diverse intellectual traditions, address the precedent setting events of Israel's 1996 elections. The contributors discuss the meaning of collective identity, the role of religion and nationalism in modern Israel, the political behavior of Israeli Arabs, the secrets of success of the immigrant party. Also discussed are issues such as the impact of the direct election law on party organization, primaries and coalition-formation calculations, the repeated electoral failure of Shimon Peres, and the role of the media in the election campaign.Synopsis
Leading social scientists from Israeli and American universities, using different methods and representing diverse intellectual traditions, address the precedent setting events of Israel's 1996 elections. The contributors discuss the meaning of collective identity, the role of religion and nationalism in modern Israel, the political behavior of Israeli Arabs, the secrets of success of the immigrant party. Also discussed are issues such as the impact of the direct election law on party organization, primaries and coalition-formation calculations, the repeated electoral failure of Shimon Peres, and the role of the media in the election campaign.
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A variety of methods and intellectual traditions inform the 12 studies by social scientists from Israeli and American universities as they analyze the elections. They ponder the meaning of collective identity, the role of religion and nationalism in modern Israel, the political behavior of Israeli Arabs, the secrets of success of the immigrant party, the impact of the direct election law on party organization, primaries and coalition-formation calculations, the perennial electoral failure of Shimon Peres, and the role of the media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)