JUS377

This course surveys the history of the modern state of Israel from the first stirrings of modern Jewish nationalism in the 19th century to the establishment of the state in 1948 to the system and problems of governance in contemporary Israeli society. We will explore how Israeli political traditions and institutions have developed and the cultural ideas that have shaped them, raising questions about the ways in which issues of national identity determine domestic and foreign policies including defense strategies past and present. We will critically analyze perspectives of early Zionist thinkers, different ethnic and religious communities, historians, and even ourselves as students to seek an understanding of the nature of state-building in the Israeli context, its significance to the history of the modern Middle East, in a manner that affords you to engage specific issues and adopt different viewpoints through assignment and presentation work.

CE - CL (Cross Listed), GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

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