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Ben-Gurion against the Knesset /
The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Frank Cass,
2003.
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| Colección: | Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history, when the character of the nation was being developed; although he conceded that it was capable of dealing with the more mundane administrative tasks. He therefore denied the Knesset the right to take part in the policy-making process, caused a decline in the support of the elite and the general publ. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (338 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203017404 0203690877 9780203690871 9780203017401 |