Israel Studies
Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency
Raises concerns about the degree to which the rule of law and emergency powers have become fundamentally entangled, using Israel as a case study.
Global Women, Colonial Ports
Combines analysis of transnational prostitution and traffic in women with a social history of the League of Nations and interwar globalization.
Beyond Post-Zionism
Comprehensive and critical analysis of the post-Zionist debates and their impact on various aspects of Israeli culture.
Bringing Zion Home
Demonstrates how American Jews used culture—art, dance, music, fashion, literature—to win the hearts and minds of postwar Americans to the cause of Israel.
Reality Crumbs
First book-length collection of the work of the celebrated Israeli poet.
Why Hawks Become Doves
Investigates how leaders’ personalities shape important foreign policy shifts.
California Dreaming
Multidisciplinary study of the citrus industry in Palestine before World War II.
Rethinking Contemporary Warfare
Examines the combat experience of Israel’s ground forces in the Al-Aqsa Intifada in order to offer a set of innovative concepts for understanding irregular warfare.
Displaced at Home
Groundbreaking essays by Palestinian women scholars on the lives of Palestinians within the state of Israel.
Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination and the Dilemmas of Commemoration
Examines how Israeli society has commemorated Yitzhak Rabin.
Nixon and Israel
New insights into the cementing of the American-Israeli relationship during the Nixon years.
Foreign Workers in Israel
Explores how the entry of migrant workers into Israel raises questions beyond just those of the labor market.
Nahum Goldmann
Explores the life and career of one of the twentieth century’s most colorful Zionist leaders.
Coming Home
Examines the social and cultural integration of Russian-speaking Jews and Germans who immigrated to their respective historic homelands.
Jewish Fundamentalism and the Temple Mount
Examines radical and messianic movements in Israel seeking to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
With an Iron Pen
A groundbreaking collection of forty-two Israeli poetic voices protesting the occupation of the West Bank.
The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Democracies
Analyzes initiatives aimed at reforming the electoral and government systems of Israel in comparison to other established democracies.
Poets on the Edge
Selections from twenty-seven Hebrew poets, many of whose poems appear here in English for the first time.
Zionism
Traces the dialectical connections between Zionism’s past and present.
Eye on Israel
Examines the image of Israel in American culture before 1960.
Israeli Backpackers
Examines the backpacking trip usually taken by Israeli youth following military service.
Building Trust
Challenges conventional assumptions about how international rivals form trusting relationships.
Converging Alternatives
The first comparative study of two major Jewish labor movements.
The Watchman Fell Asleep
Examines how Israel was caught by surprise in the opening stages of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Sappho in the Holy Land
Essays on the experience of lesbians in contemporary Israeli society.