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A Dissenting Democracy explores the tension between the will of the whole of Israeli society and the right of the individual conscience to take precedence over that collective will. The author explores the dilemmas that stem from such an individual stance in relation to Jewish political culture.
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A specialist on terrorism and the Middle East at the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Norell examines a peace movement within a democratic country involved in conflict, suggesting that its role and its impact on social cohesion increases when society is under great strain. The conflicts generated by interaction between a peace movement and other political actors, he says, can be seen either as dysfunctional and disruptive, or as positive and normal. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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