The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics - Softcover

Atzmon, Gilad

 
9781846948756: The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1846948754 ISBN 13: 9781846948756
Verlag: John Hunt, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

An investigation of Jewish identity politics and contemporary Jewish ideology using both popular culture and scholarly texts. Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues of today. The purpose in this book is to open up many of these issues for discussion.

Since Israel defines itself as the Jewish State, we should ask what the notions of Judaism, Jewishness, Jewish culture and Jewish ideology stand for. Gilad examines the tribal aspects embedded in Jewish secular discourse, both Zionist and anti Zionist; the holocaust religion; the meaning of history and time within the Jewish political discourse; the anti-Gentile ideologies entangled within different forms of secular Jewish political discourse and even within the Jewish left. He questions what it is that leads Diaspora Jews to identify themselves with Israel and affiliate with its politics.

The devastating state of our world affairs raises an immediate demand for a conceptual shift in our intellectual and philosophical attitude towards politics, identity politics and history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Atzmon is a world-acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer, a member of the Blockheads and fronts the Orient House Ensemble. He has published numerous political and cultural essays. See: www.gilad.co.uk www.myspace.com/giladatzmon www.jazzaproductions.squarespace.com

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Verlag
John Hunt
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1846948754
ISBN 13 
9781846948756
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
211
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