The book tries to explore the impact of the state of Israel on shaping the Jewish world collective identity. 'Public thought' as conceived in this book is a synthesis of ideological principles, religious beliefs and political points of view as expressed to the wide public with an intention to shape the collective mind. In the aspect of the issue dealt in the book this is an intellectual dialogue between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora in quest for their collective identity, on the historical background of the last fifty years.
Yosef Gorny
Defence Historical Background Israel dialogue identity mind organization organizations revolution state