Format:
XVIII, 431 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780231143288
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9780231512497
Content:
From the Publisher: Taking a fresh look at the past hundred years of shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, Baruch Kimmerling reveals surprising relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. Shattering our assumptions about these two seemingly irreconcilable cultures, Kimmerling composes a sophisticated portrait of one side's behavior and characteristics and the way in which they irrevocably shaped those of the other. Though the studies in this volume span a twenty-year period, Kimmerling remains focused on the clashes, tensions, and complementarities that link Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli identities. Drawing on his command of a vast body of sociological literature, Kimmerling explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine; relations between state and society in Israel; patterns of militarism; the problems of jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society; and the ongoing struggle of Israel to achieve legitimacy as both a Jewish and a democratic state. By merging Israeli and Jewish studies with a wealth of scholarship on Palestinians and the Middle East, Kimmerling introduces a unique conceptual framework for analyzing the cultural, political, and material overlap of both societies. A must-read for those concerned with Israel and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Clash of Identities is a provocative exploration of the ever-evolving, always-contending identities available to Israelis and Palestinians and the fascinating contexts in which they take form.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-414) and index
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A model for analyzing reciprocal relations between the Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine -- Collective identity as agency and structuration of society : the Israeli example / with Dahlia Moore -- The formation process of Palestinian collective identities : the Ottoman and colonial periods -- Between primordial and civil definitions of the collective identity : Eretz Israel or the state of Israel? -- State building, state autonomy, and the identity of society : the case of the Israeli state -- Patterns of militarism in Israel -- The social construction of Israel's national security -- Jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society : the Jewish and democratic state -- Exchanging territories for peace : a macrosociological approach -- Nationalism, identity, and citizenship : an epilogue to the Yehoshua-Shammas controversy : a non-Platonic dialogue -- The power-oriented settlement : PLO-Israel : the road to the Oslo Agreement and back? -- Politicide : Ariel Sharon's legacy and the Palestinians
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Israel
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Juden
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Nationalismus
;
Geschichte
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Palästinenser
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Nationalismus
;
Geschichte
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