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The Others Within Us - Constructing Jewish-Israeli Identity (Hardcover, New)
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The Others Within Us - Constructing Jewish-Israeli Identity (Hardcover, New)
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Total price: R1,760
Discovery Miles: 17 600
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Dan Bar-On's psychosocial approach sees identity as dynamic,
constructed in contra-distinction to various "Others." Drawing
parallels to other societies, he looks most closely at identity
formation among Israelis, or more precisely, among the largely
secular Jews from European lands who formed the hegemonic backbone
of Israeli society. The Others in question, Diaspora Jews, Jews
from Muslim countries, and Arabs, represent repressed aspects of
the collective self. Case studies and analysis depict various
stages in identity formation, as do "personal windows" onto the
author as he experienced these stages. Monolithic identity
construction characterized Israel's early years but this began to
disintegrate with the passing of time, in ways that were often
painful and confusing, though necessary in the view of Bar-On and
others. A neo-monolithic backlash has been the response to the
disintegration stage in recent years. Yet the book holds out the
possibility of a constructive dialogue, internal and among groups
in society, that will give rise to a better-integrated and more
inclusive identity construction.
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