
Pillars of Salt
Israelis in Berlin and Toronto
Lianne Merkur(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2019
Book
Hardback
342 pages
978-90-04-42023-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Pillars of Salt, Lianne Merkur offers an account of early 21st century immigration as experienced by Israelis in Berlin and Toronto. Commonly portrayed as contrary to the territorial emphasis of national integrity, these individuals and communities appear to explore a sense of belonging that evaluates and incorporates both foreign and familiar elements. Social media allows for an alternative space to balance between new home and homeland, studied here as developing simultaneously in multiple sites. The author makes use of innovative methodologies to document the participants' own perspectives expressed online, at events or on paper. She thereby challenges established norms of interpretation to prove that personal decisions, primarily regarding preferred language or simply self-identification, are the cornerstones of collective character.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-42023-6 (9789004420236)
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Person
Lianne Merkur, Ph.D. (2018), conducted this research at Universitaet Potsdam as a Canadian-Israeli Berliner. Her academic path has been diverse in discipline, following a study of perceptions of archaeology in conflicted societies and a foundation analyzing political dynamics.
Content
Acknowledgments
1 Makom & Moledet
?1.1?Migration Measurements
?1.2?Destination Diaspora
2 A Tale of Two Cities
?2.1?A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Berlin
?2.2?A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Toronto
3 Essentials of Israeliness
?3.1?Secular Qualities
?3.2?Social Expressions
?3.3?Political Consequences
?3.4?Parenting Considerations
4 Behind & Beyond
?4.1?Myths of Return
?4.2?Zionism, Revised
?4.3?Berlin, Bathurst & Babylon
Bibliography
Index
1 Makom & Moledet
?1.1?Migration Measurements
?1.2?Destination Diaspora
2 A Tale of Two Cities
?2.1?A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Berlin
?2.2?A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Toronto
3 Essentials of Israeliness
?3.1?Secular Qualities
?3.2?Social Expressions
?3.3?Political Consequences
?3.4?Parenting Considerations
4 Behind & Beyond
?4.1?Myths of Return
?4.2?Zionism, Revised
?4.3?Berlin, Bathurst & Babylon
Bibliography
Index