Book

Power and ritual in the Israel Labor Party: a study in political anthropology

M.E. SharpeArmonk, N.y.Published In 1993 • Pages: xx, 267

By: Aronoff, Myron Joel.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In its brief history the Israeli political system has been characterized by a process of fission and fusion — the splitting apart and remerging of its political parties. This document presents an exhaustive analysis of this process by focusing on the major labor parties that have dominated the political system since their inception prior to Israeli independence in 1948. Aronoff explores the historical origin of the factional system in the pre-state Jewish YISHUV (the Jewish community in Palestine prior to independence), and relates the process of fission and fusion to the dynamic socio-economic and political changes that characterize the development of Israeli society. Major characteristics of the political culture and institutional framework are related to their influence on the factional system. The author's analysis focuses on the structural and functional characteristics of the factions in the Israel Labor Party and their importance to the political process, especially the competitive one (p. 14).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Labor organization
Cooperative organization
Public lectures
Ingroup antagonisms
External relations
Political parties
Elections
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Israelis
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Political Scientist
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 2003
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1969-1974
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1992
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Israel
NotesAdditional notes
by Myron J. Aronoff
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
92013466
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Israelis