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Contemporary Israel : New Insights and Scholarship / / Frederick E. Greenspahn, Frederick E. Greenspahn



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Titolo: Contemporary Israel : New Insights and Scholarship / / Frederick E. Greenspahn, Frederick E. Greenspahn Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 pages)
Disciplina: 956.9405
Soggetto topico: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies
Soggetto geografico: National characteristics, Israeli
Israel Social conditions 21st century
Israel History 1993-
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Persona (resp. second.): GreenspahnFrederick E.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Contesting Israel -- 2. Palestinian Citizenship in Israel -- 3. Immigration -- 4. Kibbutzim -- 5. The Women’s Movement -- 6. Modern Orthodox Feminism -- 7. Jewish Ideological Killers -- 8. Israeli Fiction -- 9. Israeli Hebrew -- 10. The Politics of Israel -- Conclusion. Imagination and Reality in Scenarios of Israel’s Future -- About the Contributors -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: For a country smaller than Vermont, with roughly the same population as Honduras, modern Israel receives a remarkable amount of attention. For supporters, it is a unique bastion of democracy in the Middle East, while detractors view it as a racist outpost of Western colonialism. The romanticization of Israel became particularly prominent in 1967, when its military prowess shocked a Jewish world still reeling from the sense of powerlessness dramatized by the Holocaust. That imagery has grown ever more visible, with Israel’s supporters idealizing its technological achievements and its opponents attributing almost every problem in the region, if not beyond, to its imperialistic aspirations. The contradictions and competing views of modern Israel are the subject of this book. There is much to consider about modern Israel besides the Middle East conflict. Over the past generation, a substantial body of scholarship has explored numerous aspects of the country, including its approaches to citizenship and immigration, the arts, the women’s movement, religious fundamentalism, and language; but much of that work has to date been confined within the walls of the academy. This book does not seek not to resolve either the country’s internal debates or its struggle with the Arab world, but to present a sample of contemporary scholars’ discoveries and discussions about modern Israel in an accessible way. In each of the areas discussed, competing narratives grapple for prominence, and it is these which are highlighted in this volume.
Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary Israel  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4798-7014-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910480541303321
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Serie: Jewish studies in the 21st century.