Synopses & Reviews
Sicker examines the fundamental issues of the relationship of the individual to society and state, the implications for public policy of the Judaic focus on social justice, and the rabbinic approach to the problems of national security, from the perspective of a distinctive Judaic political culture that emerges from the source documents and traditions of classical Judaism.
About the Author
MARTIN SICKER is a private consultant and lecturer who has served as a senior executive in the U.S. government and has taught at the American University and George Washington University. Dr. Sicker has written extensively in the field of political science and international affairs. He is the author of seventeen earlier books, including The Judaic State: A Study in Rabbinic Poliitcal Theory (Praeger, 1988). His most recent book is Between Man and God: Issues in Judaic Thought (Greenwood, 2001).