LEADER 03229nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910457255503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-13385-7 010 $a9786613133854 010 $a1-4399-0639-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032907 035 $a(EBL)686225 035 $a(OCoLC)719383008 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000516911 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11318521 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000516911 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10477618 035 $a(PQKB)10316158 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC686225 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13395 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL686225 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10466250 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313385 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032907 100 $a20100930d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIsrael's dead soul$b[electronic resource] /$fSteven Salaita 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4399-0638-6 311 $a1-4399-0637-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIsrael as cultural icon: the vacillating boundaries of Jewish identity -- Is the Anti-Defamation League a hate group? -- Ethnonationalism as an object of multicultural decorum: the case of Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson -- Sexuality, violence, and modernity in Israel: the paradise of not being Arab -- The heart of darkness redux, again -- Epilogue: a eulogy to Israel's dead soul. 330 $aIn his courageous book, Israel's Dead Soul, Steven Salaita explores the failures of Zionism as a political and ethical discourse. He argues that endowing nation-states with souls is a dangerous phenomenon because it privileges institutions and corporations rather than human beings.Asserting that Zionism has been normalized--rendered ""benign"" as an ideology of ""multicultural conviviality""-Salaita critiques the idea that Zionism, as an exceptional ideology, leads to a lack of critical awareness of the effects of the Israeli occupation in Palestinian territory and to an 606 $aIsrael and the diaspora 606 $aJews$xAttitudes toward Israel 606 $aJews$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 606 $aNational characteristics, Israeli 606 $aMulticulturalism$xPolitical aspects$zIsrael 606 $aPolitics and culture 607 $aIsrael$xEthnic relations 607 $aIsrael$xSocial conditions$y21st century 607 $aIsrael$xPolitics and government$y21st century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIsrael and the diaspora. 615 0$aJews$xAttitudes toward Israel. 615 0$aJews$xPolitical activity 615 0$aNational characteristics, Israeli. 615 0$aMulticulturalism$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitics and culture. 676 $a320.54095694 700 $aSalaita$b Steven$f1975-$0719668 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457255503321 996 $aIsrael's dead soul$92484130 997 $aUNINA