Books in the Israeli History, Politics and Society series

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the work of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), constituted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 to study the situation in Palestine at the end of the British Mandate and make recommendations about its political future.

"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of British policies in Palestine during the 28 years for which it held the League of Nations Mandate. It examines how and why they conquered Palestine, their relations with Arabs and Jews and why they left in a hurry in 1948"--

Focusing on state control and political legitimacy, this book addresses the efforts of successive Israeli governments to establish their political dominance and legitimacy through the selective production and collective assimilation of cultural practices associated with bereavement and commemoration of those who fell on their country's behalf.

This book focuses on the bi-lateral and multilateral relations between Britain and Israel during the period following their armed clash in January 1949, to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza and the Sinai in March 1957.

This book seeks to reconstruct and elucidate the processes behind the decisions made by the Johnson Administration during the years 1965-68 to sell Israel M-48 tanks, A-4 Skyhawk planes and F-4 Phantom planes.

This work treats Britain's war-time Middle Eastern policies and the activities of the Sherifians generally, then considers the individual cases of Faisal, Abdullah and Husain in separate chapters.

This thoroughly researched book reveals the true identity of the modern Israeli.

War in Palestine, 1948 sheds new light on one of the most decisive moments in Arab-Israeli relations and the series of events that were to decide the modern borders of Israel.

This book provides a detailed examination of the Jewish National Fund's internal development and analyses the relationship between Jewish National Fund finances and land purchase priorities during the Second World War.

Written by a former Israeli diplomat, this account of key issues in Israel's foreign policy offers a new insight into Israeli thinking. It also covers issues where the focus is on American, British, Egyptian and Jordanian diplomacy.

Israel is a Jewish state in a Muslim Middle East. How can it survive in that region? This book answers this question by analysing the dangers and threats that Israel faces today.

Dr Abadi provides an overview of Israel's relations with Asian countries from 1948 until the present, and analyses the political, social and economic factors in each country and the role that each played in the process of rapprochement with Israel.

Presents an analysis of Israel's security challenges since the 1973 October War. This volume dissects the influences of the growing appeal of Islamic extremism on the peace process, Israel strategic partnerships with India and Turkey, and Israel's relations with the Palestinians.

A memoir by former diplomat Ephraim Dowek which provides a comprehensive study of the relations between Egypt and Israel from peace until the present day.

This book provides a valuable study of Evatt the Zionist, as well as illuminating a fascinating political figure.

This volume questions the Allied governments in their attempts to stop the Holocaust and offers a Zionist view of the events of World War II.

This volume examines the challenges and circumstances Israel has faced during the 1990s and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of "peace and security".

This volume contends that the influence of the Great Powers has not been the primary force behind the Middle East's political development, nor the main cause of its famous volatility.

This work traces the background to the history of the Armistice Regime, established in 1947 to combat the fighting between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem.

Examines the role of secularism and religion in Jewish society and politics. This book also examines issues of religion, tradition and secularism in Israel, giving a fresh approach to the widening theoretical discussion regarding the thesis of secularisation and modernity and exploring the wider implications of this identity.