1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463678003321

Autore

Haberman Bonna Devora <1960->

Titolo

Rereading Israel : the spirit of the matter / / Bonna Devora Haberman ; Shmuel Browns, cover image

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jerusalem, Israel ; ; New York : , : Urim Publications, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

965-524-202-1

965-524-193-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

296.31173

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Palestine In Judaism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; 1 The Zion Cycle; 2 Body and Mind; 3 Home-Building Project; 4 (Re)Entering the Garden; 5 Sacred Action; 6 Inner Fires: Parallel Cases; 7 Journeying Onward; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Setting aside vitriolic debates and worn postures, Rereading Israel refreshes current conversations about Israel, opening Jewish sources to interpret Israel in critical, innovative, and inspiring ways. The book presents readers with an opportunity to engage ethically, intellectually, and emotionally, challenging them to apply the resources at their disposal to grapple honestly and creatively with land and people, history, text, and spirit. This consideration invites those who read into a deep exploration of their roles and their relationships to the destiny of a profoundly human and unfinished



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814564803321

Autore

Katchanovski Ivan

Titolo

Cleft countries : regional political divisions and cultures in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova / / Ivan Katchanovski ; with a foreword by Francis Fukuyama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart : , : Ibidem Verlag, , 2012

ISBN

3-8382-5558-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; ; 33

Disciplina

306.209477

Soggetti

Regionalism - Ukraine

Regionalism - Moldova

Political culture - Ukraine

Political culture - Moldova

Elections - Ukraine

Elections - Moldova

Ukraine Politics and government 1991-2014

Moldova Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Tables, Figures and Pictures""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Cleft countries: A theoretical and comparative framework""; ""2.1 Theoretical framework""; ""2.2 Historical legacies and regional divisions in a comparative framework""; ""3 Regional political divisions in post-Communist Ukraine and Moldova""; ""3.1 Party vote""; ""3.2 Presidential elections""; ""3.3 Separatism in Transdniestria""; ""3.4 Separatism in Gagauzia (Gagauz Yeri)""; ""3.5 Separatism in Crimea""; ""3.6 Separatism in Donbas and neighboring regions""

""3.7 Referendums: Regional patterns""""3.8 Surveys of public opinion: regional patterns""; ""3.9 Attitudes towards privatization and market reform""; ""4 Evolution of regional political cultures in Ukraine and Moldova""; ""4.1 Historical legacies of the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy""; ""4.2 Historical experience of Ukrainian and Moldovan regions in the Soviet Union and East-Central European



countries during the period between the two world wars""; ""4.3 Post-war Soviet legacy in Ukrainian and Moldovan regions""

""4.4 Religion and historical legacies in Ukraine and Moldova""""5 Culture, ethnicity, economy, and political leadership""; ""5.1 Ethnicity and language""; ""5.2 Economic factors""; ""5.3 Political leadership factors""; ""5.4 Comparison of regional culture with other factors""; ""6 Conclusion""; ""Appendices""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

During the ""Orange Revolution"" in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe came close to a violent break-up similar to that in neighboring Moldova, which witnessed a violent secession of the Transdniestria region. Numerous elections, including the hotly contested 2004 presidential elections in Ukraine, and surveys of public opinion showed significant regional divisions in these post-Soviet countries. Western parts of Ukraine and Moldova, as well as the Muslim Crimean Tatars, were vocal supporters of independence, nationalist, and pro-Western parties and politicians. In contrast, Eastern