Authors: Eva Etzioni-Halevy
ISBN-13: 9780739103241, ISBN-10: 0739103245
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lexington Books
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
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 identitiesand even a split in the Hebrew language itself. 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.
Preface : A Personal Note | ||
Ch. 1 | Introduction: The Divided People | 1 |
Ch. 2 | A View From the Top | 17 |
Ch. 3 | Who Is Special: From Sectors to Communities | 35 |
Ch. 4 | The Secular and the Religious: I'll Do It My Way | 49 |
Ch. 5 | The Separation in Space and Time | 63 |
Ch. 6 | A Tale of Two Cultures | 85 |
Ch. 7 | Still One People? The Split in Jewish Identity | 107 |
Ch. 8 | No Longer Indivisible: Israeli Identity and Zionist Commitment | 121 |
Ch. 9 | Beyond the Rabin Assassination: The Threat to Democracy | 141 |
Ch. 10 | Where Do We Go from Here? | 153 |
Ch. 11 | Conclusion: Give Hope a Chance | 171 |
Glossary | 179 | |
About the Author | 185 |