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Promise of Israel Why Its Seemingly Greatest Weakness Is Actually Its Greatest Strength

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ISBN-10: 1118003756

ISBN-13: 9781118003756

Edition: 2012

Authors: Daniel Gordis

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Why Israel's greatest weakness is its greatest strength, and what its supporters and enemies can learn from its successIsrael's critics in the West insist that no country founded on a single religion or culture can stay democratic and prosperous—but they're wrong. In The Promise of Israel, Daniel Gordis points out that Israel has defied that conventional wisdom. It has provided its citizens infinitely greater liberty and prosperity than anyone expected, faring far better than any other young nation. Israel's "magic" is a unique blend of democracy and tradition, of unabashed particularism coupled to intellectual and cultural openness. Given Israel's success, it would make sense for many…    
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Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Dara Horn, the author of the novels All Other Nights, The World to Come, and In the Image, is one of Granta's "Best Young American Novelists" and the winner of two National Jewish Book Awards. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.

Introduction: Asleep under Fire
The Israel Model
Where a Tradition Meets the World
Difference Matters
Universalisms Betrayal
A Biblical Tug-of-War
The Invention of the Invention of Nationalism
Diversity Is the Key to Human Freedom
The Only Thing We Should Not Tolerate Is Intolerance
A Country with the Soul of a Church
A State unto the Diaspora
Conclusion: Survival Is Not a Purpose
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index