| The Chosen Body: The Politics of the Body in Israeli Society Contributor(s): Weiss, Meira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804750807 ISBN-13: 9780804750806 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: "The Chosen Body demonstrates that passionate scholarship is not an oxymoron . . . . [This] is a great ethnography of how societies shape bodies, but its importance as a work of moral testimony may be even greater."--Canadian Journal of Sociology Online "The Chosen Body is thought-provoking and has far-reaching importance and relevance for all students of human behavior."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| Series: Contraversions: Jews and Other Differences |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.9" W x 8.54" (0.57 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines how the social and cultural paradigms of contemporary Israel are articulated through the body, constructing a panoramic view of how the Israeli body is chosen, regulated, cared for, and ultimately made perfect. |
