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OverviewIn David Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy, Nir Kedar offers a poignant study of the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Kedar provides an explication of the making of Israeli democracy in terms of its institutional-legal structures and social-cultural underpinnings. David Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy connects the formal structures of democracy to the fundamental principles that they were constructed to serve-human freedom and dignity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nir Kedar , Haim WatzmanPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780253057464ISBN 10: 0253057469 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 07 December 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: Hebrew Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ben-Gurion Versus a Constitution 2. Democracy and the Army 3. Establishing the Rule of Law 4. Creating the State Administration 5. Parliamentary Democracy and the Fight to Change the Electoral System 6. A Democratic Jewish State 7. A Sense of Peoplehood 8. Nationalism, Human Rights, and Security Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsDavid Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy is an outstanding work of scholarship. Deeply researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued, the book will make an important contribution to our understanding of the formation of Israeli democracy and the crucial role that Ben-Gurion played in this. -- Dov Waxman - University of California * Israel Studies Review * Author InformationNir Kedar is Professor of Law and History and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sapir Academic College in Israel. He is author of many books, including Law and Identity in Israel: A Century of Debate. Haim Watzman is a writer, journalist, and translator based in Jerusalem. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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