Name Yakov Rabkin | Role Professor | |
 | ||
Books A threat from within, Science Between the Superpowers | ||
Yakov m rabkin from left to right evolution of israeli society
Yakov M. Rabkin is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal, author and public intellectual. His book A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism was nominated for best French to English translation for "an important and timely work" at the 2006 Governor General's Awards. It has also been listed as one of the three best books of the year by Japan’s leading daily Asahi Shimbun in 2010. This book is currently available in fourteen languages.
Contents
- Yakov m rabkin from left to right evolution of israeli society
- Source de la guerre palestine isra l par yakov m rabkin
- References
His book A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism has drawn both praise and criticism. While the book has been praised for its detailed examination of the history of opposition of Ultra-Orthodox Jews to Zionism and its documentation of "ideas with which all Jews – secular to religious, anti-Zionist to Zionist – should be familiar" it has also been criticised for its "combative writing style and a selective use of history." One critic wrote that: "Rabkin can't resist from widely citing people who name-call and painting all Zionists as evil" and that this style of writing "diminishes the credibility of his argument."
His other published works include studies of relations between science and technology, research on cultural aspects of science, including studies of Jews in the scientific profession, Science Between the Superpowers (Priority Press), a study of programs for the exchange of U.S and Soviet Union scientists, as well as works on the fate of Soviet science and scientists after the dismemberment of the USSR and, more generally, on science and political freedoms. His current research focuses on demodernization as a global phenomenon.
His most recent book is Comprendre l’État d’Israël which has appeared in French as well as in Russian and Japanese. In 2016 it was published in English: What Is Modern Israel? by Pluto Press.
Rabkin is a frequent contributor to printed and electronic media on international relations, Russia and the former USSR as well as contemporary Israel. He has argued for freedom of discussion, against political uses of history and shown skepticism with respect to a two-state solution for the Israel/Palestine conflict. He has expressed support for a bi-national state.