Two kinds of rationality : Kibbutz democracy and generational conflict / T.M.S. Evens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evens, T. M. S.

Series:

Contradictions of modernity ; v. 3.

Contradictions of modernity ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kibbutzim--Case studies.

Kibbutzim.

Democracy--Israel--Case studies.

Democracy.

Conflict of generations--Israel--Case studies.

Conflict of generations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning with a discussion of mind-body dualism in social anthropology, Evens presents a profound theory of human conduct that deploys notions of hierarchy and practice. He uses the case study of an Israeli kibbutz to address the central anthropological problem of rationality. Of particular interest is Evens's interpretation of the Genesis myth, along with his reading of Rousseau's revision of this myth, as a paradigm of generational conflict and the kibbutz's logic of moral order.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Dualism and Anthropology; 2. The Kibbutz; 3. Democratic Procedure and Secret Ballot; 4. Conflict between the Generations versus Social Differentiation: The Empirical Picture; 5. Conflict between the Generations as a Normative Expectation; 6. Conflict between the Generations as a Metaphor; 7. Conflict between the Generations as a Primordial Choice: The Paradigm of Genesis; 8. Primordial Choice and ""The Universal"": Kibbutz Familism and the Sexual Division of Labor; 9. The Historical Link between Genesis and Timem's Story: Rousseau as Biblical Redactor; 10. Two Kinds of Rationality; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-246) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8665-3

OCLC:

476093796