Israel in the American Mind

The Cultural Politics of US-Israeli Relations, 1958-1988

AvShaul Mitelpunkt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations

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Beskrivning

This book examines the changing meanings Americans and Israelis invested in the relationship between their countries from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Bringing to light previously unexamined sources, this study is the first to investigate the intricate mechanisms that defined and redefined Israel's place in American imagination through the war-strewn 1960s and 1970s. Departing from traditional diplomatic histories that focus on the political elites alone, Shaul Mitelpunkt places the relationship deep in the cultural, social, intellectual, and ideological landscapes of both societies. Examining Israeli propaganda operations in America, Mitelpunkt also pays close attention to the way Israelis manipulated and responded to American perceptions of their country, and reveals the reservations some expressed towards their country's relationship with the United States. By contextualizing the relationship within the changing domestic concerns in both countries, this book provides a truly transnational history of US-Israeli relations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-10
Mått:160 x 236 x 27 mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108422390

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

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.

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'A unique perspective on the formulation of the steady and growing US support for Israel in the late twentieth century that detects previously unnoticed twists and turns in the narrative history, including fissures in the US-Israeli relationship when it seemed sturdy and elements of strength when it seemed shaky.' Peter Hahn, author of Missions Accomplished?: The United States and Iraq since World War I

Innehållsförteckning

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, 1958–60; 2. 'Might as well be the Midwest': visions of Israel as a development project, 1961–67; Part II. The Citizen Soldier: 3. Envying 'indomitable citizenry': the zenith of US fascination with the Israeli citizen-soldier, 1967–73; 4. Reforming Sparta: the October war and the collapse of the citizen-soldier idyll, 1973–76; Part III. Processes of Peace and War: 5. 'We ARE moral leaders in the world': the popular foundations of the Camp David Agreement, 1976–79; 6. 'Recollections and regrets': Israel and the conservative-liberal divide, 1980–88; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.