Crisis In The Israeli Kibbutz » (New Edition)

URIEL LEVIATAN is Head of the Institute for Social Research of the Kibbutz and Professor of Sociology, University of Haifa, Israel.

HUGH OLIVER is former Editor-in-Chief of OISE Press.

JACK QUARTER is Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Leading scholars of the kibbutz update knowledge of this innovative society and draw parallels to changes occurring in the West.

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Thirteen essays address the thesis that the successful survival of the Israeli kibbutz depends on a balance between collectivism and individuality, on the adherence to basic kibbutzim principles, and on the congruency of social arrangements among the various domains within the kibbutz. The essays cover topics which include: demography; historical overview; the rise of industry in conjunction with agriculture; education; governance; and the roles of women and the aging within the kibbutz. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.