Divided People

Can Israel's Breakup Be Stopped?

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

The Divided People describes a fracturing Israel, a deeply divided state whose political system is buckling and whose society is rapidly polarizing into religious and secular camps. Written by a social scientist and drawing upon social science research, the work documents the emergence of separate social networks, residential areas, symbols, and identities—and even a split in the Hebrew language itself. Yet rather than argue for a return to the commonality of the past, Eva Etzioni-Halevy champions Israel's painful transition toward a truly multicultural society prepared to embrace diversity and democracy. This provocative new book carries a supremely important message for a postmodern Israel taking its first painful steps toward pluralism, liberalism, and tolerance, and a wider lesson for western nations grappling with the problems of a devolutionary age.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-01-23
Mått:151 x 231 x 15 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739103258

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Eva Etzioni-Halevy is Professor of Political Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University. Her books include Classes and Elites in Democracy and Democratization (1997) and The Elite Connection (1993).

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Eva Etzioni-Halevy gives a penetrating account of how the no-holds-barred power competition between religious and secular leaders is endangering Israel's democracy. A sweeping but deeply troubling analysis of Israel today and of the funeral pyre its political elites seem intent on building.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Divided PeopleChapter 2 A View From the TopChapter 3 Who is Special: From Sectors to CommunitiesChapter 4 The Secular and the Religious: I'll Do It My WayChapter 5 The Separation in Space and TimeChapter 6 A Tale of Two CulturesChapter 7 Still One People? The Split in Jewish IdentityChapter 8 No Longer Indivisible: Israeli Identity and Zionist CommitmentChapter 9 Beyond the Rabin Assassination: The Threat to DemocracyChapter 10 Where Do We Go From Here?Chapter 11 Conclusion: Give Hope a Chance