The Divided People: Can Israel's Breakup be Stopped?Lexington Books, 2002 - 185 من الصفحات The Divided People describes a fracturing Israel, a deeply divided state whose political system is buckling and whose society is rapidly polarizing into religious and secular camps. Written by a social scientist and drawing upon social science research, the work documents the emergence of separate social networks, residential areas, symbols, and identities--and even a split in the Hebrew language itself. Yet rather than argue for a return to the commonality of the past, Eva Etzioni-Halevy champions Israel's painful transition toward a truly multicultural society prepared to embrace diversity and democracy. This provocative new book carries a supremely important message for a postmodern Israel taking its first painful steps toward pluralism, liberalism, and tolerance, and a wider lesson for western nations grappling with the problems of a devolutionary age. |
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Introduction The Divided People | 1 |
A View from the Top | 17 |
Who Is Special From Sectors to Communities | 35 |
The Secular and the Religious Ill Do It My Way | 49 |
The Separation in Time and Space | 63 |
A Tale of Two Cultures | 85 |
Still One People? The Split in Jewish Identity | 107 |
No Longer Indivisible Israeli Identity and Zionist Commitment | 121 |
Beyond the Rabin Assassination The Threat to Democracy | 141 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | 153 |
Conclusion Give Hope a Chance | 171 |
Glossary | 179 |
About the Author | |
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