00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000002733 10596/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10597/MKRI-P/XI-2008 20221114125411 10597/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10596/MKRI-P/XI-2008 0010-0520002733 221114################|##########|#eng## 9780415775106 eng 956.9405 956.9405 ADE r Adelman, Jonathan Rise of Israel : A History of a Revolutionary State / Jonathan Adelman London, 2008 xii, 269 p.; 24 cm ; 24 cm Indeks : p. 257 - 269 p. 243 - 256 The state of Israel is one of the most controversial countries in the world.The themes addressed include: how the creation of Israel is strikingly different from that of most new states, as undetermined by the major structural forces in the world in the twentieth century; how voluntarist forces, those of individual choice, will and strategy, played a major role in its creation and success; in-depth analysis of the creation of a revolutionary party, government, army and secret police as critical to the success of the socialist revolution (1881-1977); the enormity of the forces aligned against the state - from major international and religious organizations representing billions of people, international reluctance to helping Israel in crisis, and internal Israeli and Jewish issues; and the tremendous impact of revolutionary (socialist and semi-capitalist nationalist) factors in giving Israel the strength to survive and become a significant regional power over time. Israel -- History Israel -- Politics and Government 10596/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10597/MKRI-P/XI-2008