New Babylonians : a History of Jews in Modern Iraq.

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Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community-which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years-was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban Arab culture, and their hopes for a democratic n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bashkin, Orit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1900-1999
Jews > Iraq > History > 20th century.
Jews > Iraq > Identity.
Jews > Iraq > Intellectual life.
Juifs > Irak > Identité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnic relations
Jews
Jews > Identity
Jews > Intellectual life
Iraq > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Iraq > History > Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958.
Irak > Histoire > 1921-1958 (Hachémites)
Iraq
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community-which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years-was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban Arab culture, and their hopes for a democratic nation-state. It studies their ideas about Judaism, Islam, secularism, modernity, and reform, focusing on Iraqi Jews who internalized narratives of Arab and Iraqi nationalisms and on those who turned to communism in the 1940s. As the book reveals, the ultimate displacement of this community was not t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (325 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804782012
0804782016

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