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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827904203321

Autore

Ben Rafael Eliezer

Titolo

Is Israel one? : religion, nationalism, and multiculturalism confounded / / by Eliezer Ben-Rafael and Yochanan Peres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leidin ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005

ISBN

1-280-86812-0

9786610868124

1-4294-5310-9

1-4337-0466-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Collana

Jewish identities in a changing world ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

PeresYohanan

Disciplina

305.8/0095694

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - Israel

Cultural pluralism - Israel

National characteristics, Israeli

Jews - Israel - Identity

Israel Social conditions

Israel 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. [301]-313) and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Section I. Cleavages and Multiculturalism; Section II. Religion and Social (Dis)order; Section III. Sociocultural Divisions; Section IV. Non-Jewish Groups; Section V. Conflictual Multiculturalism; Section VI. Horizons and Uncertainties; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book delves into Israeli society-an emblematic example of multiculturalism-where internal divides emerge from value systems relating contrastingly to religion, in a context of globalization, immigrant-society behavior, and a deep majority-minority division.