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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783979103321

Autore

Nasser Riad M. <1950-, >

Titolo

Palestinian identity in Jordan and Israel : the necessary "other" in the making of a nation / / Riad M. Nasser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-93136-4

1-135-93137-2

1-280-25663-X

9786610256631

0-203-33429-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Middle East studies

Disciplina

305.892/7405694

Soggetti

Palestinian Arabs - Israel - Ethnic identity

Palestinian Arabs - Jordan - Ethnic identity

Israel Ethnic relations

Jordan Ethnic relations

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 (p. 245-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Palestinian Identity in Jordan and Israel; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Identity; Chapter 2. Challenging Nation and Nationalism; Chapter 3. School Textbooks and the Politics of Identity; Chapter 4. The Three Identities of Jordan; Chapter 5. From Israelites to Israelis; Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book examines the process of national identity formation.  It argues that identity,  whether of a small community, a nation, an ethnic group, or a religious community, requires an Other against whom it becomes meaningful. In other words, identity develops via difference from Others against whom our sense of self becomes meaningful. This thesis emerges out of the synthesis the study develops from the from the various modern and poststructuralist theories of identity and nationalism.