Jonathan Adelman to MESH:

I hope to move the debate on Israel away from its perceived sins to one that seeks to understand the revolutionary origins of Israel. I also seek to show how the application of neo-realist theories can be used to explain Israel’s actions in a world of menacing threats, today most strongly from the Islamic Republic of Iran and its fundamentalist allies in the region. There are over 400 books on the Israel-Palestinian dispute but very few on the nature of Israel’s rise and cause of its successes. Just as India cannot be understood solely through a focus on its dispute with Pakistan, so too Israel cannot be understood solely by a mono-focus on its dispute with the Palestinians and Islamic fundamentalism. This book, rooted in theories of comparative revolution and comparative politics, seeks to help readers to see a different Israel.

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Product Description

This book provides a general history of the rise of Israel since the early Zionist efforts at state building. In particular it seeks to show how unlikely Israel's creation was and that it should best be understood as a series of revolutions.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #375003 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review

Superbly researched and passionately argued, The Rise of Israel fills a glaring gap in the study of Zionism and the Jewish State. Taking on the academic establishment view of Israel as the embodiment of militarism and Western imperialism, Jonathan Adelman has revealed Israels achievements--often in the face of incalculable adversity--in the fields of science, technology, democracy, and the arts. The Rise of Israel is an essential book for any student of Israel and the modern Middle East. Michael Oren, Georgetown University, USA

Professor Jonathan Adelman develops a fresh perspective (on how) Israel came to be the only innovative, revolutionary first-world democracy in the Middle East.The Rise of Israel is essential reading for those who want to understand how the Jewish state has overcome so many threats in the past and how it has the power to do so today and in the years ahead.Near East Report, April 2008

The Rise of Israel takes a fascinating, refreshing and inspiring approach to the history of the Jewish state. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand how Israel has not only survived but flourished over the sixty years since its founding. Orde Kittrie, Arizona State University

...A Summation of the Zionist counter-argumentation, ... providing novice readers with a useful introduction to a right-of-center Iasraeli perspective of the Middle East conflict. - M. Gershovich, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Choice, June 2009