Authors: A. Ben-Zvi, Aharon Klieman
ISBN-13: 9780714651743, ISBN-10: 0714651745
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: May 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Throughout his distinguished academic career Professor David Vital has in one way or another sought to emphasize, and to analyze, one of the truly revolutionary changes of our time: the re-engagement of the Jewish people - as a collective entity - in contemporary world affairs and international politics. Whether as a nation (the diaspora) or as a state (Israel), after a hiatus of nearly 2000 years, world Jewry is once again a recognized global factor, possessing both status and influence, to be reckoned with on the chessboard of diplomacy and statecraft.
The essays in this volume discuss and assess the philosophies and writings of Professor David Vital. They aim to develop his work within modern diplomacy, issues relating to modern Jewish history, and within the State of Israel and its conduct of foreign relations.
Seventeen essays from friends, colleagues, and former students of David Vital (political science, Tel Aviv U.) consider the Jews in global politics. They focus on three main themes emphasized in Vital's work: modern diplomacy and interstate behavior, Israel and its foreign relations, and the Zionist movement. Topics include, for example, new patterns in military intervention, Israeli attitudes towards the UN from 1948-1960, and Jewish-Americans and the transnational battle for Jewish identity. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contributors' Biographies | ||
David Vital: An Appreciation | 1 | |
Pt. 1 | Modern Diplomacy and International Relations | |
1 | The Traditional and the Transitional in Statecraft | 9 |
2 | Diplomacy in the Age of Global Communication | 21 |
3 | Studying International Norms | 39 |
4 | Imperialism - Predatory or Preemptive? | 61 |
5 | New Patterns of Military Intervention | 77 |
6 | Proximate Policy-makers | 99 |
Pt. 2 | Israeli Foreign Relations | |
7 | The Palestinian Issue: Changing Israeli Perspectives | 121 |
8 | Israeli Intervention in Intra-Affairs | 137 |
9 | 'Oom-Shmoom' Revisited: Israeli Attitudes Towards the UN and the Great Powers, 1948-1960 | 167 |
10 | Paving the Road to War: Israeli Diplomacy and the 1967 Crisis | 201 |
11 | Dynamics of the US-Israel Special Relationship | 219 |
12 | Contending Narratives: The Israeli Peace Movement's Role in the Oslo Process | 237 |
Pt. 3 | Zionism and Modern Jewish History | |
13 | Ahad Ha'am and the Jewish 'Volkgeist' | 267 |
14 | First Encounters: East European Jewry Discovers Pre-Balfour England | 283 |
15 | Jewish Political Culture and Zionist Foreign Policy | 309 |
16 | Whose Israel? Jewish-Americans and the Transnational Battle for Jewish Identity | 327 |
17 | Weaving the Future of Israel | 367 |
David Vital: Bibliography | 387 | |
Index | 399 |