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The Divided People: Can Israel's Breakup Be Stopped?
Contributor(s): Etzioni-Halevy, Eva (Author)
ISBN: 0739103253     ISBN-13: 9780739103258
Publisher: Lexington Books
OUR PRICE:   $53.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2002
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Annotation: 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. 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.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
Dewey: 956.940
LCCN: 2001038839
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.04" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 196 pages
 
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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.