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Who is Afraid of Historical Redress
Ruth Amir
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Description for Who is Afraid of Historical Redress
With the Holocaust resonating as the "thick background," historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern the Jewish community has with past, present and future redress campaigns, as both victim and perpetrator, is unique. Series: Israel Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 603.
With the Holocaust resonating as the 'thick background', historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern with past, present and future redress campaigns as both victim and perpetrator is unique. "Who is Afraid of Historical Redress" analyses three cases of historical redress in Israel: the Yemeni children affair, the tinea capitis irradiations and the claims for the return of native land of the two Christian Palestinian villages of Iqrit and Bir'em. All three cases were redressed under the juridical edifice of legal thought and action. The outcomes suggest that these processes were insufficient for achieving ... Read more
With the Holocaust resonating as the 'thick background', historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern with past, present and future redress campaigns as both victim and perpetrator is unique. "Who is Afraid of Historical Redress" analyses three cases of historical redress in Israel: the Yemeni children affair, the tinea capitis irradiations and the claims for the return of native land of the two Christian Palestinian villages of Iqrit and Bir'em. All three cases were redressed under the juridical edifice of legal thought and action. The outcomes suggest that these processes were insufficient for achieving ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Series
Israel Studies
Number of Pages
325
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843857
SKU
V9781934843857
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About Ruth Amir
Ruth Amir is a Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Multi-Disciplinary Studies at the Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel. She is co-author of two books on electoral reform in Israel and on executive governance. In recent years her research and publications focus on Israeli politics and on the discourse of identity and collective memory. Her book ... Read more
Reviews for Who is Afraid of Historical Redress
“. . . Who Is Afraid of Historical Redress? is a worthy contribution to the literature on memory studies in Israel. The author’s choice of case studies coupled with her analysis of state responses to redress campaigns more than demonstrates the role that memory plays in the construction of state identity concerning episodes of historical injustice. Further, the focus on ... Read more