The Road to Power - Herut Party in Israel

This is a clearly conceived, meticulously executed, and lucidly written study of the Herut Party, and it will stand for many years as the definitive study of its subject. Its major strength is the account of the turning points in the evolution of the Revisionist Party's character under Jabotinsky's leadership, and later of Herut Party under Begin's leadership, through interaction with the Polish and Israeli societies respectively. The author addresses the pertinent influences and organizations that interacted with the Revisionists and Herut and provides a clear sense of the parameters within which these parties evolved. In short, even though Herut is viewed by many, including the author, as an atypical party that adheres to myths and as a Manichean worldview, Shapiro makes sense of it roots, character, and evolution in sociological terms.

About the author

Yonathan Shapiro is Professor of Political Sociology in the Departments of Sociology and Political Science at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is the author of The Formative Years of the Israeli Labor Party; Israeli Democracy; and An Elite Without Successors.

Product details

• Authors: Yonathan Shapiro
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.1991
• EAN: 9780791406076
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0607-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 290 g
• Series: Suny Series in Israeli Studies; SUNY series in Israeli Studies; Suny Israeli Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education