Background
Dowty, Alan Kent was born on January 15, 1940 in Greenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul Willard and Ethel Lovella (Harbaugh) Dowty.
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Middle East Crisis: U. S. Decision-Making in 1958, 1970, and 1973
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The Limits of American Isolation by Alan Dowty (1971-04-01)
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface
( As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approa...)
As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approaches, along with the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the World Zionist Organization, the question of what is meant by a "Jewish" state is particularly timely. Alan Dowty takes on that question in a book that is admirable for its clarity and its comprehensive interpretation of the historical roots and contemporary functioning of Israel. Israeli nationhood, democracy, and politics did not unfold in a social or political vacuum, but developed from power-sharing practices in pre-state Jewish communities in Palestine and in Eastern Europe. Dowty elucidates the broad cluster of cultural, historical, and ideological tenets which came to comprise Israel's contemporary political system. He demonstrates that such tenets were not arbitrary but in fact developed logically from Jewish political habits and the circumstances of time. Dowty illustrates how these traditions are balanced with those of ideology and modernization, and he provides an integrated, sophisticated analysis of the Israeli nation's formation and present state. Dowty also proposes thoughtful answers to puzzles regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Israeli democracy in responding to the challenges of communal divisions, religious contention, the country's non-Jewish minority, and accommodation with the Palestinians. The Jewish State will be invaluable for anyone looking for that one book that gives an intelligent overview of both Israel today and of its origins.
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The Jewish State: Updated with a New Preface: a Century Later by Alan Dowty (2001-06-14)
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The Limits of American Isolation
(Book by Dowty, Alan)
Book by Dowty, Alan
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THE LIMITS OF AMERICAN ISOLATION - THE UNITED STATES AND THE CRIMEAN WAR
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The Limits of American Isolation by Alan Dowty (1971-04-01)
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Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface by Alan Dowty (1998-01-30)
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface by Dowty, Alan(June 4, 2001) Paperback
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New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.
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The Jewish State A Century Later
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034ECK4I/?tag=2022091-20
The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface
( As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approa...)
As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approaches, along with the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the World Zionist Organization, the question of what is meant by a "Jewish" state is particularly timely. Alan Dowty takes on that question in a book that is admirable for its clarity and its comprehensive interpretation of the historical roots and contemporary functioning of Israel. Israeli nationhood, democracy, and politics did not unfold in a social or political vacuum, but developed from power-sharing practices in pre-state Jewish communities in Palestine and in Eastern Europe. Dowty elucidates the broad cluster of cultural, historical, and ideological tenets which came to comprise Israel's contemporary political system. He demonstrates that such tenets were not arbitrary but in fact developed logically from Jewish political habits and the circumstances of time. Dowty illustrates how these traditions are balanced with those of ideology and modernization, and he provides an integrated, sophisticated analysis of the Israeli nation's formation and present state. Dowty also proposes thoughtful answers to puzzles regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Israeli democracy in responding to the challenges of communal divisions, religious contention, the country's non-Jewish minority, and accommodation with the Palestinians. The Jewish State will be invaluable for anyone looking for that one book that gives an intelligent overview of both Israel today and of its origins.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520229118/?tag=2022091-20
- The Jewish State: A Century Later
- Closed Borders: The Contemporary Assault on Freedom of Movement (Twentieth Century Fund Report) (Looks at how governments have dealt with emigration and i...)
Alan Kent Dowty
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Alan Kent Dowty, American Political scientist, educator. Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1959-1960; Rothschild fellow Hebrew U., 1963-1964;resident fellow Adlai Stevenson Institute, Chicago, 1971-1972; recipient Charles W. Ramsdell award Southern History Association, 1966; grantee Twentieth Century Fund, New York City, 1983.
Education
Bachelor, Shimer College, 1959; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1963.
Career
Lecturer, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1965-1972;
senior lecturer, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1972-1975;
associate professor, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1975-1978;
professor political science, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, since 1978. Executive director Leonard Davis Institute, Jerusalem, 1972-1974. Editorial board MiddleEast Review, New York City, 1977-1990.
Project director Twentieth Century Fund, New York City, 1983-1985. Reporter experts meeting International Institute Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, 1989.
Achievements
Works
book
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface
( As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approa...)
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface
( As the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood approa...)
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Closed Borders: The Contemporary Assault on Freedom of Movement (Twentieth Century Fund Report)
(Looks at how governments have dealt with emigration and i...)
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The Limits of American Isolation by Alan Dowty (1971-04-01)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
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The Limits of American Isolation
(Book by Dowty, Alan)
-
The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface by Dowty, Alan(June 4, 2001) Paperback
(New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.)
- The Jewish State: A Century Later
- Middle East Crisis: U. S. Decision-Making in 1958, 1970, and 1973
- The Limits of American Isolation by Alan Dowty (1971-04-01)
- The Jewish State: Updated with a New Preface: a Century Later by Alan Dowty (2001-06-14)
- THE LIMITS OF AMERICAN ISOLATION - THE UNITED STATES AND THE CRIMEAN WAR
- The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface by Alan Dowty (1998-01-30)
- The Jewish State A Century Later
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The Jewish State: A Century Later, Updated With a New Preface
Membership
Executive committee American professors for Peace in Middle East, 1976-1990. Witness United States Senate Foreign Rels. Committee, Washington, 1976.
National advising committee Union of Couns. for Soviet Jews, Washington, 1980-1991. Member American Political Science Association, International Institute Strategic Studies, International Political Science Association, International Studies Association (Executive Committee 1977-1979), Association Israel Studies.
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Ellen Gordon, September 8, 1961 (divorced 1972). Children: Merav Aurli, Tamar Eliea, Gidon Yair. Married Gail Gaynell Schupack, January 1, 1973.
Children: Rachel Miriam, Rafael Jonathan.
