"A valuable resource for scholars and students of Judaic, Israel,
Middle Eastern, and women's studies. There is no single volume
currently available that represents such a broad range of
historical, political, religious, and cultural approaches to
Israeli women. This book will fill that gap for years to come
"-Judith R. Baskin, editor of Jewish Women in Historical
Perspective "Esther Fuchs is a superb scholar who has created a
must-read for academics and the general public alike. Broad public
interest in Israel and the Middle East will certainly make this
collection of essays on Israeli women a widely-read and important
volume."-Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Associate Professor of Jewish
Studies, Dartmouth College Israeli women do not enjoy the equality,
status, and power often attributed to them by the media and popular
culture. Despite significant achievements and progress, as a whole
they continue to earn less than their male counterparts, are less
visible and influential in the political arena, do not share equal
responsibilities or privileges in the military, have unequal rights
and freedoms in family life and law, and are less influential in
shaping the nation's self image and cultural orientation. Bringing
together classic essays by leading scholars of Israeli culture,
this reader exposes the hidden causes of ongoing discrimination and
links the restrictions that Israeli women experience to deeply
entrenched structures, including colonial legacies, religious
traditions, capitalism, nationalism, and ongoing political
conflict. In contrast, the essays also explore how women act
creatively to affect social change and shape public discourse in
less ostensible ways. Providing balanced perspectives from the
social sciences and the humanities, this comprehensive reader
reflects both an emerging consensus and exciting diversity in the
field. It is the definitive text for courses in Israeli women's
studies. Esther Fuchs is a professor in the department of Near
Eastern and Judaic studies at the University of Arizona and the
author of Israeli Mythogynies: Women in Contemporary Hebrew
Fiction.
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