The elections in Israel, 1996
By: edited by Asher Arian and Michal Shamir.
Contributors: Arian, Alan.; Shamir, Michal, 1951-
Series: SUNY series in Israeli studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Israel. Keneset -- Elections, 1996; Elections -- Israel; Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993-
Description: "Leading social scientists from Israeli and American universities, using different methods and representing diverse intellectual traditions, address the precedent setting events of Israel's 1996 elections. The contributors discuss the meaning of collective identity, the role of religion and nationalism in modern Israel, the political behavior of Israeli Arabs, the secrets of success of the immigrant party.

Also discussed are issues such as the impact of the direct election law on party organization, primaries and coalition-formation calculations, the repeated electoral failure of Shimon Peres, and the role of the media in the election campaign."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.