Israel in the American Mind - The Cultural Politics of Us-Israeli Relations, 1958-1988

Examines the changing meanings Americans invested in their country's intensifying relationship with Israel from the 1950s to the 1980s.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: 'did I see only America?'; Part I. The Disciple State: 1. 'Lie without blushing': manipulation and friction in the courtship of patronage, 1958�; 2. 'Might as well be the Midwest': visions of Israel as a development project, 1961�; Part II. The Citizen Soldier: 3. Envying 'indomitable citizenry': the zenith of US fascination with the Israeli citizen-soldier, 1967�; 4. Reforming Sparta: the October war and the collapse of the citizen-soldier idyll, 1973�; Part III. Processes of Peace and War: 5. 'We ARE moral leaders in the world': the popular foundations of the Camp David Agreement, 1976�; 6. 'Recollections and regrets': Israel and the conservative-liberal divide, 1980�; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Shaul Mitelpunkt is a Lecturer in US History at the University of York. Shaul obtained his B.A. in history at Tel-Aviv University before moving to Chicago where he received his Ph.D. in history in 2013.

Summary

The book provides a deep examination of the meanings Israelis and Americans invested in the relationship between their countries, and explains how these meanings changed through time. For researchers and students of international relations, diplomatic history, and those studying America and the Middle East.

Product details

• Authors: Shaul Mitelpunkt, Shaul (University of York) Mitelpunkt, MITELPUNKT SHAUL
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781108422390
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42239-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Us Foreig; Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations; Cambridge Studies in Us Foreig; Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Diplomacy, Middle Eastern history, History of the Americas