The Multicultural Challenge in Israel
Avi Sagi editor Ohad Nachtomy editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Academic Studies Press
Published:30th Nov '09
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Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, editors Avi Sagi and Ohad Nachtomy, along with their distinguished contributors, explore the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. Detailing both the tensions between Israelis and Arab minorities as well as issues involving recent immigrants and the different religious sects within the Jewish community at large, this collection of essays covers diverse subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law.
"Non-Jews make up one-fourth of Israel's population and represent a variety of racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Within the Jewish population, numerous different branches and geographic backgrounds are represented, reflecting different political and cultural perspectives. The Israeli state has no constitution which defines the rights on non-Jews in the country. How the various cultures interact and what influences result are the central theme of the contributed essays that make up this book. As a religious-based, democratic, multi-cultural state, Israel represents a fairly unique environment among the world's nations. This book examines the implications of this uniqueness." -- Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR
ISBN: 9781934843499
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 655g
360 pages