REALPOLITIK AND IDEOLOGY IN INTERSTATE RELATIONS: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ISRAEL 1973-1985 (ZIONISM).
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Title
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REALPOLITIK AND IDEOLOGY IN INTERSTATE RELATIONS: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ISRAEL 1973-1985 (ZIONISM).
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Identifier
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AAI8601658
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identifier
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8601658
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Creator
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JOSEPH, BENJAMIN M.
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Contributor
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Benjamin Rivlin
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Date
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1985
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General
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Abstract
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A close relationship has developed between South Africa and Israel since the early 1970's. It consists of multiple forms of cooperation, ranging from investments in the South African "homelands" to highly probable nuclear cooperation with much in between. After introducing the broader theoretical issues, the study attempts to bring together and discuss all that is currently known about the background, benefits and extent of this cooperation on pragmatic grounds. It then proceeds to consider the need to go beyond pragmatism for a fuller understanding of the relationship, some of whose features cannot normally be found in alliances based on expediency alone. A second, distinct set of factors on the philosophical-ideological level is considered, e.g. analogous political perceptions, prevailing myths and political values. The two countries, it is proposed, share characteristics which set them apart from the rest of the world. The findings provide a different perspective on the roles of pragmatism and ideology in relations between nations.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Political Science
