The Israeli Response to Jewish Extremism and Violence: Defending Democracy

by Ami Pedahzur

Ami Pedahzur looks at the theoretical issue of how a democracy can defend itself from those wishing to subvert or destroy it without being required to take measures that would impinge upon the basic principles of the democratic idea. The text links social and institutional perspectives to the study, and includes a case study of the Israeli response to Jewish extremism and violence, which tests the theoretical framework outlined in the first chapter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719063728
• ISBN13: 9780719063725
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.7"