| Authority and Participation in a New Democracy: Political Struggles in Mapai, Israel's Ruling Party, 1948-1953 Contributor(s): Bareli, Avi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1936235277 ISBN-13: 9781936235278 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 324.2 |
| LCCN: 2015490376 |
| Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Authority and Participation in a New Democracy focuses on the changes undergone by Mapai, Israel's first ruling party, during Israel's first years of independence, then analyzes the effects of these changes in relation to Israeli political culture. Bareli'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's democracy. The influence of the kibbutz movement, the moshavim movement and of urban intelligentsia-- who represented the opposite political view of participatory democracy--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. |