vi Preface : A Nation - State in the 21 st Century a democratic nation - state resolve the tension between particular and universal values ? The Jewish - democratic formula is a groundbreaking innovation . How does a nation - state that has a sizable ethnic majority cope with a significant minority living within it ? Jewish - Arab relations in Israel are an instructive test case . How can a modern nation - state deal with the challenge of immigration ? Israel’s Law of Return and Family Reunification Law offer a unique model . In addition, the state has to contend with problems of religion and nationality, nationalism in conflict situations, and more . For a fleeting moment, in the late 20 th century, it seemed as though nationalism’s time had passed . Faced with the juggernaut of globalization, which promised to blur boundaries and flatten the world, the appeal of nationalism diminished, and many liberal thinkers turned against it . But the first decades of the 21 st century have prove...
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