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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792453003321

Autore

Nocke Alexandra

Titolo

The place of the Mediterranean in modern Israeli identity [[electronic resource] /] / by Alexandra Nocke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-60276-4

9786612602764

90-474-2671-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Jewish identities in a changing world, , 1570-7997 ; ; v. 11

Disciplina

303.48/2569401822

Soggetti

National characteristics, Israeli

Israel Civilization Mediterranean influences

Mediterranean Region Civilization

Israel Intellectual life

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. [265]-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / A. Nocke -- Prologue: Israel And I / A. Nocke -- Toward The Sea: An Approach / A. Nocke -- Chapter One. Introduction: Point Of Departure / A. Nocke -- Chapter Two. Tracing Yam Tikhoniut In Contemporary Israel / A. Nocke -- Chapter Three. Mapping Yam Tikhoniut / A. Nocke -- Chapter Four. Perceptions Of The Mediterranean Region / A. Nocke -- Mediterraneanism Is Taking Shape—An Outlook / A. Nocke -- Appendix / A. Nocke -- Glossary / A. Nocke -- Bibliography / A. Nocke -- Index (Place Names, Organizations/Institutions,And Persons) / A. Nocke.

Sommario/riassunto

While early Zionists envisioned the Jewish state as an outpost of Europe in the Middle East, modern Israel is—geographically speaking—located in Asia and incorporates elements from both “Orient and Occident.” This book sheds light on how the Mediterranean region, its history, traditions, climate, and attitudes have shaped Israeli lived experience and consciousness. It offers new perspectives on the evolving phenomenon of Yam Tikhoniut (hebr. Mediterraneanism), which centers around the longing to find a \'natural\' place in order that Israel be accommodated in the region, both culturally and politically. This book



explores Mediterraneanism as reflected in popular music, literature, architecture, and daily life and analyzes the ways in which the notion comprises cultural identity, societal concepts, and political realities. This book is also available in paperback.