Between the Flag and the Banner: Women in Israeli Politics (SUNY Series in Israeli Studies) - Softcover

Yishai, Yael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791431282 ISBN 13: 9780791431283

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1996

Synopsis

This first comprehensive study of the political life of Israeli women looks at political participation, political identity, women's political organizations, and public policy regarding women.

Because Israel has endured perennial armed conflict, its national agenda places overriding importance on national security and family life. At the same time, Israel is a democracy that fosters equality for all its citizens. Thus Israeli women are caught in a dilemma: whether to show allegiance to the national cause or to raise the banner of feminism and focus on women’s rights. This book presents a broad perspective on the political life of Israeli women, both Jewish and non-Jewish. It is the first book to explore Israeli women’s political participation, political identity, and political organizations, as well as public policy toward women. Situating Israel in a comparative theoretical framework, Yael Yishai focuses on the enduring tension between women’s drive for power and their desire to belong and integrate from within.

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From the Back Cover:

This book presents a broad perspective on the political life of Israeli women, both Jewish and non- Jewish. It is the first book to explore Israeli women's political participation, political identity, and political organizations, as well as public policy toward women. Situating Israel in a comparative theoretical framework, Yael Yishai focuses on the enduring tension between women's drive for power and their desire to belong and integrate from within.

About the Author:

Yael Yishai is Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Haifa. Her previous books include Land of Paradoxes: Interest Politics in Israel (also published by SUNY Press); Factionalism in the Labor Movement: Faction B in Mapai; Israel: The Peaceful Belligerent, 1967–1979 (with A. Sella); Land or Peace: Whither Israel?; Interest Groups in Israel: The Test of Democracy; and The Israel Medical Association: The Power of Expertise.

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0791431282
• ISBN 13: 9780791431283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318