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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946- Editor.

Series:

Jewish studies in the 21st century.

Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Israeli.

Israel--Social conditions--21st century.

Israel.

Israel--History--1993-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-4798-7014-5

OCLC:

965157696