Ethnic Politics in Israel - The Margins and the Ashkenazi Centre

Informationen zum Autor As'ad Ghanem is senior lecturer at the school of political science at the University of Haifa. His theoretical work has explored the legal, institutional and political conditions in ethnic states, covering issues such as Palestinian political orientations, the establishment and political structure of the Palestinian Authority, and majority-minority politics in a comparative perspective. Klappentext Offering an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, this book examines in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. Zusammenfassung Offering an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, this book examines in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Israel as Hegemonic Ethnic State and the Politics of Groups Identity 2. The Palestinian Minority in Israel: Resisting the 'Ethnocratic' System 3. Oriental Jews and the Ashkenazi System: Incorporation Vs. Separation Politics 4. The Jewish Religious Groups and the Politics of Identity in the 'Secular-Jewish' State 5. The Russian Immigrants: Imposing Multi-Culturalism in the Public Sphere in Israel 6. Groups Divisions, External Conflict and Political Instability in Israel since Oslo 7. Conclusion: The Future of Group Politics in Israel

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• Authors: Asad Ganim, As'ad Ghanem, As''ad Ghanem, As'ad (University of Haifa Ghanem, As''ad (University of Haifa Ghanem, GHANEM AS AD, Ghanem As'ad
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2009
• EAN: 9780415547352
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54735-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics; Routledge Studies in Middle Ea; Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics; Routledge Studies in Middle Ea
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general