02942nam 22006734a 450 991095328660332120251116172941.01-135-93136-41-135-93137-21-280-25663-X97866102566310-203-33429-910.4324/9780203334294 (CKB)1000000000252462(EBL)199657(OCoLC)475907012(SSID)ssj0000217615(PQKBManifestationID)11186858(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000217615(PQKBWorkID)10212740(PQKB)10232683(MiAaPQ)EBC199657(Au-PeEL)EBL199657(CaPaEBR)ebr10163477(CaONFJC)MIL25663(OCoLC)62713405(EXLCZ)99100000000025246220040602d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPalestinian identity in Jordan and Israel the necessary 'other' in the making of a nation /Riad M. NasserNew York Routledge20041 online resource (277 p.)Middle East studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-65063-1 0-415-94969-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.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; IndexThe 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.Middle East studies (Routledge (Firm))Palestinian ArabsIsraelEthnic identityPalestinian ArabsJordanEthnic identityIsraelEthnic relationsJordanEthnic relationsPalestinian ArabsEthnic identity.Palestinian ArabsEthnic identity.305.892/7405694Nasser Riad M.1950-1880343MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953286603321Palestinian identity in Jordan and Israel4494256UNINA