Jews and Australian Politics (Paperback, New)

Over the past two decades, Australian Jews have been at the centre of significant Australian political and ideological debates, including: the War Crimes legislation and the associated Helen Demidenko controversy; anti-vilification legislation and broader concerns over multiculturalism and racial tolerance; and the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict, and its local manifestations such as the recent Hanan Ashrawi and Sydney Peace Prize affair. There is a strong public perception that Jews are an influential group in terms of their social and economic resources, and access to key political groups and players. In particular, popular literature portrays Australian Jews monolithically, as speaking with a single voice rather than as a diverse community with many different factions and perspectives. There has been little informed, research-based analysis of the political activity and allegiances of Australian Jewry. Scant attention has been paid hitherto to the particular factors and forces that determine Jewish political activities and agendas: The impact of socio-economic and organisational structures of the Jewish community, and the controversial question of 'who speaks for Australian Jewry

General

Imprint:	Sussex Academic Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	December 2000
Authors:	Geoffrey Brahm Levey
Dimensions:	227 x 154 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	262
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-903900-72-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
LSN:	1-903900-72-7
Barcode:	9781903900727

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