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Contemporary Israel: New Insights and Scholarship (Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century)
Frederic Greenspahn
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Description for Contemporary Israel: New Insights and Scholarship (Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century)
Paperback. Editor(s): Greenspahn, Frederick E. Series: Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
For a country smaller than Vermont, with roughly the same population as Honduras, modern Israel receives a remarkable amount of attention. For supporters, it is a unique bastion of democracy in the Middle East, while detractors view it as a racist outpost of Western colonialism. The romanticization of Israel became particularly prominent in 1967, when its military prowess shocked a Jewish world still reeling from the sense of powerlessness dramatized by the Holocaust. That imagery has grown ever more visible, with Israel's supporters idealizing its technological achievements and its opponents attributing almost every problem in the region, if not beyond, ... Read more
For a country smaller than Vermont, with roughly the same population as Honduras, modern Israel receives a remarkable amount of attention. For supporters, it is a unique bastion of democracy in the Middle East, while detractors view it as a racist outpost of Western colonialism. The romanticization of Israel became particularly prominent in 1967, when its military prowess shocked a Jewish world still reeling from the sense of powerlessness dramatized by the Holocaust. That imagery has grown ever more visible, with Israel's supporters idealizing its technological achievements and its opponents attributing almost every problem in the region, if not beyond, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century Series
Condition
New
Weight
475 g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479828944
SKU
V9781479828944
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About Frederic Greenspahn
Frederick E. Greenspahn is Gimelstob Eminent Scholar of Judaic Studies at Florida Atlantic University. He is the editor of The Hebrew Bible, Women in Judaism, Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, and Contemporary Israel, as well as author/editor of numerous other titles, including When Brothers Dwell Together.
Reviews for Contemporary Israel: New Insights and Scholarship (Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century)
One of the best new anthologies in the burgeoning field of Israel Studies. For both those unfamiliar with the interdisciplinary study of modern Israel, and those more versed in this scholarship, the book's authors-all leading researchers in the field-offer a wealth of information and insight on Israel's diverse population, its contested national and sub-national identities, and its transforming public and ... Read more