In Search of Identity - Jewish Aspects in Israeli Culture (Hardcover)

Like most 19th and 20th century national movements, culture played a focal role in the shaping of Jewish-Israeli national identity, and with Zionism being the secular movement that it is, culture became the effective prism through which religious and historical notions of Jewish nationalism were filtered. As Israel reaches its 50th year of statehood, Israeli society faces a deepening crisis of identity. This is particularly evident in Israeli culture which, for quite some time, has been effectively disintegrating into several simultaneous sub-cultures. This process has gained momentum during the 1990s due to a relaxation of national cohesiveness following the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations on the one hand, and the growing post-modern influences on Israeli culture, on the other. This, in turn, has brought to the fore a whole range of questions which have hitherto been ignored, not least the inter-relationship between the Hebrew and Jewish aspects of Israeli culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Israeli History, Politics and Society
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	1999
Editors:	Dan Urian • Efraim Karsh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-7146-4889-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-7146-4889-2
Barcode:	9780714648897

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