Author

Publication

2014 - Academic Studies Press

Language

English

Word Count

81,000 words, Guess

Page Count

324 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781936235278
  • ISBN-101936235277
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015490376
  • OCLC Control Number882554596
  • Better World Books9781936235278
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCJQ1830
  • LCCJQ1830.A98 M582 2014
  • LCCJQ1830.A98 M5833 2014

Description

Authority and Participation in a New Democracy focuses on the changes undergone by Mapai, Israel{u2019}s first ruling party, during Israel{u2019}s first years of independence, then analyzes the effects of these changes in relation to Israeli political culture. Bareli{u2019}s main claim is that it was only during this period that a hierarchically-organized group of leaders succeeded in imposing its dominance, fostering obedience within the party and creating oligarchic characteristics in Israel{u2019}s democracy. The influence of the kibbutz movement, the moshavim movement and of urban intelligentsia{u2014} who represented the opposite political view of participatory democracy{u2014}was reduced to a minimum. This process would have a profound impact on issues of equality, on the relations between veteran Israelis and immigrants from both European and Islamic countries, and on social and civic norms.--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Authority and Participation in a New Democracy: Political Struggles in Mapai, Israel's Ruling Party, 1948-1953Academic Studies Press2014-01-01

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