Ethnocracy: Land and Identity Politics in Israel/Palestine Contributor(s): Yiftachel, Oren (Author) |
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ISBN: 081223927X ISBN-13: 9780812239270 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $80.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2006 Annotation: The notion of ethnocracy suggests a political regime which, in contrast to a democracy, is based on qualified rights to citizenship, with ethnicity as a characteristic principle. Oren Yiftachel's work offers the critical concept of ethnocracy to account for the regime and resulting conflict in Israel/Palestine. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
Dewey: 305.800 |
LCCN: 2005056359 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For Oren Yiftachel, the notion of ethnocracy suggests a political regime that facilitates expansion and control by a dominant ethnicity in contested lands. It is neither democratic nor authoritarian, with rights and capabilities depending primarily on ethnic origin and geographic location. In Ethnocracy: Land and Identity Politics in Israel/Palestine, he presents a new critical theory and comparative framework to account for the political geography of ethnocratic societies. According to Yiftachel, the primary manifestation of ethnocracy in Israel/Palestine has been a concerted strategy by the state of Judaization. Yiftachel's book argues that ethnic relations--both between Jews and Palestinians, and among ethno-classes within each nation--have been shaped by the diverse aspects of the Judaization project and by resistance to that dynamic. Special place is devoted to the analysis of ethnically mixed cities and to the impact of Jewish immigration and settlement on collective identities. Tracing the dynamics of territorial and ethnic conflicts between Jews and Palestinians, Yiftachel examines the consequences of settlement, land, development, and planning policies. He assesses Israel's recent partial liberalization and the emergence of what he deems a creeping apartheid whereby increasingly impregnable ethnic, geographic, and economic barriers develop between groups vying for recognition, power, and resources. The book ends with an exploration of future scenarios, including the introduction of new agendas, such as binationalism and multiculturalism. |