Through the Lens of Israel

Joel S. Migdal is Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington. His most recent work includes State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transformation in the Third World (coedited with Atul Kohli and Vivienne Shue).

• Acknowledgments PART I. Introduction 1. Myths and Models: The State-in-Society Approach and the Experience of Israel PART II. State Making 2. The Crystallization of the State and the Struggles over Rule Making: Israel in Comparative Perspective 3. Laying the Basis for a Strong State: The British and Zionists in Palestine 4. Vision and Practice: The Leader, the State, and the Transformation of Society PART III. Society Making 5. Civil Society in Israel 6. Society Formation and the Case of Israel PART IV. Social Crisis 7. Changing Boundaries and Social Crisis: Israel and the 1967 War 8. The Odd Man Out, Arabs in Israel with Baruch Kimmerling Notes Bibliography Index

"This is one of the most original and important books on Israel in years—a rare work of first-class scholarship that is so well written it can be read with profit by the educated reader, students, and scholars." — Myron J. Aronoff, author of Power and Ritual in the Israel Labor Party: A Study in Political Anthropology"Fascinating, readable, and highly original. Combines a mastery of the Israeli case with far-reaching theoretical insights." — Eva Bellin, Harvard University