
Clash of Identities
Explorations in Israeli and Palestinian Societies
Baruch Kimmerling(Author)
Columbia University Press
Published on 22. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-231-14329-5 (ISBN)
Description
By revisiting the past hundred years of shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, Baruch Kimmerling reveals surprising relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. Shattering our assumptions about these two seemingly irreconcilable cultures, Kimmerling composes a sophisticated portrait of one side's behavior and characteristics and the way in which they irrevocably shaped those of the other. Kimmerling focuses on the clashes, tensions, and complementarities that link Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli identities. He explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine, relations between state and society in Israel, patterns of militarism, the problems of jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society, and the ongoing struggle of Israel to achieve legitimacy as both a Jewish and a democratic state. By merging Israeli and Jewish studies with a vast body of scholarship on Palestinians and the Middle East, Kimmerling introduces a unique conceptual framework for analyzing the cultural, political, and material overlap of both societies.
A must read for those concerned with Israel and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Clash of Identities is a provocative exploration of the ever-evolving, always-contending identities available to Israelis and Palestinians and the fascinating contexts in which they take form.
A must read for those concerned with Israel and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Clash of Identities is a provocative exploration of the ever-evolving, always-contending identities available to Israelis and Palestinians and the fascinating contexts in which they take form.
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Essential reading for serious scholars of Israel -- Zachary Lockman ShofarMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-14329-5 (9780231143295)
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Baruch Kimmerling (1939-2007) was George S. Wise Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Widely regarded as the leading Israeli sociologist of his generation, Kimmerling's books include Politicide: Ariel Sharon's War Against the Palestinians, The Invention and Decline of Israeliness, and, with Joel S. Migdal, The Palestinian People: A History.
Content
Preface 1. A Model for Analyzing Reciprocal Relations Between the Jewish and Arab Communities in Mandatory Palestine 2. Collective Identity as Agency and Structuration of Society: The Israeli Example, with Dahlia Moore 3. The Formation Process of Palestinian Collective Identities: The Ottoman and Colonial Periods 4. Between Primordial and Civil Definitions of the Collective Identity: Eretz Israel or the State of Israel? 5. State Building, State Autonomy, and the Identity of Society: The Case of the Israeli State 6. Patterns of Militarism in Israel 7. The Social Construction of Israel's National Security 8. Jurisdiction in an Immigrant-Settler Society: The Jewish and Democratic State 9. Exchanging Territories for Peace: A Macrosociological Approach 10. Nationalism, Identity, and Citizenship: An Epilogue to the Yehoshua-Shammas Controversy: A Non-Platontic Dialogue 11. The Power-Oriented Settlement: PLO-Israel: The Road to the Oslo Agreement and Back? 12. Politicide: Ariel Sharon's Legacy and the Palestinians Epilogue Chronology of Major Events Notes Index