Recognizing that students today need a grounding in history before they can understand contemporary politics, this concise text begins with a clear discussion of the historical development of the Israeli state. Gregory Mahler then explains Israel's political structures and political behavior. Finally, he describes the environment within which the political system operates. Moving beyond a solely domestic focus, the book also explores the national security environment that profoundly influences every aspect of Israeli life, juxtaposing the claims of the Palestinians and Palestinian nationalists with those of Israelis. Written in a reader-friendly, jargon-free style, the book takes students through the basics of Israeli politics and the parliamentary model of government. Designed to serve as the core text for courses on Israeli government and politics, this compact work also can be used as a supplement in a broader class on the contemporary Middle East.

Product Description: Debuting in its first edition, Principles of Comparative Politics emphasizes the analysis of institutions, giving readers an accessible and concrete cross-national introduction to the political world. Surveying themes and countries,this brief text lays out the major elements of a political system–executive, legislature, political behavior, and more–and examines them in Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Mexico, China, Kenya, and Canada...read more

Product Description: This even-handed and thorough text explores Israeli government and politics from both institutional and behavioral perspectives. First tracing the history and development of the state, Gregory S. Mahler then examines the social, religious, economic, and cultural contexts within which Israeli politics takes place...read more

The Arab-Israeli conflict has been one of the most protracted and contentious disputes in the Middle East. This wide-ranging textbook examines the diplomatic and historical setting within which the conflict developed, from both the Israeli and Palestinian perspectives, and gives a comprehensive overview of the peace process. Enabling students to easily access and study original documents through the supportive framework of a textbook, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: presents the seventy most important and widely cited documents in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict presents these documents in an edited form to highlight key elements includes an introductory chapter which sets the context for the study of the history of the area covers a comprehensive historical period, ranging from the 19th Century to the present day incorporates a wide range of pedagogical aids: original documents, maps and boxed sections. This important textbook is an essential aid for courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Middle East peace process, and will be an invaluable reference tool for all students of political science, Middle East studies and history.

Focusing on political institutions and nation state, this book examines various structures in the political environment such as constitutional frameworks, legislatures, executives, judicial systems, electoral structures and political parties. It uses eight countries as examples.

Product Description: This text is part of a series which brings together significant journal articles from the field of comparative politics since the 1960s. The aim is to render readily available a range of essays which provide a basis for understanding both the established conceptual terrain and more modern views in the rapidly-changing field of comparative political analysis...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A collection of current, carefully selected articles from the public press. This reader explores key issues in Canadian politics. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: "This book is likely to elbow its way into the front of the crowd. . . .  Clearly original."--Jerrold D. Green, Rand Corporation In all aspects of life, Israel continues to evolve from the country it was in 1948.  These essays address issues of foreign policy as well as some of the most heated domestic topics in Israel today--the peace process, the changing role of women, the role of less religious Jews, the decline of Zionist ideology, the identity of Indian Jews, and the allocation of economic resources...read more

Product Description: This important new guide to over 1,500 recent books and journal articles deals broadly with current affairs in Canada. The partially annotated bibliography is organized into 14 topical chapters―focusing on the major themes involved in the study of Canadian politics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The systematic support for Canadian studies in Canada, the United States, and throughout the world has resulted in a tremendous increase in the volume of literature in this field in recent years. This new bibliography is the only up-to-date reference that reflects both the broad range of topics studied and the wide variety of source materials now available...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text is appropriate for comparative politics, world politics, and global politics courses taught at the university level. The Canadian edition of Comparative Politics: An Institutional and Cross-National Approach provides students and instructors with a balance of the theoretical, institutional and polity specific approaches...read more

Product Description: A study of the Knesset based on a series of interviews with members of the Eighth Knesset (1973-77), this book is a revealing picture of the Israeli political system and the individuals who work within it.