Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Lexington Books |
Number of pages | 196 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780739103258 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Bibliographical note
<p>35 cites: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=3009063325185525390&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2007&hl=en</p><p>Query date: 2022-05-16 15:25:14</p>