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.
| ISBN: | 9780739103258 |
| Publication date: | 23rd January 2002 |
| Author: | Eva EtzioniHalevy |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Genres: |
Political structures: democracy Warfare and defence Political leaders and leadership Political parties and party platforms Judaism Judaism: life and practice |
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.
The Divided People features in the following genres: Political structures: democracy, Warfare and defence, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms, Judaism, Judaism: life and practice
The Divided People is available in Paperback
The Divided People was written by Eva EtzioniHalevy and published by Lexington Books
The Divided People has 196 pages
£38.69