Multiculturalism in Israel : Literary Perspectives

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By analyzing its position within the struggles for recognition and reception of different national and ethnic cultural groups, this book offers a bold new picture of Israeli literature. Through comparative discussion of the literatures of Palestinian citizens of Israel, of Mizrahim, of migrants from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mendelson-Maoz, Adia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ashland : Purdue University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Israeli, in literature.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Minorities in literature.
Literature and society.
Israeli literature.
Ethnic groups in literature.
Israeliens dans la litterature.
Multiculturalisme dans la litterature.
Litterature et societe > Israël > Histoire.
Litterature israelienne > Histoire et critique.
Groupes ethniques dans la litterature.
Literature and society > Israel > History.
Israeli literature > History and criticism.
Israel.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:By analyzing its position within the struggles for recognition and reception of different national and ethnic cultural groups, this book offers a bold new picture of Israeli literature. Through comparative discussion of the literatures of Palestinian citizens of Israel, of Mizrahim, of migrants from the former Soviet Union, and of Ethiopian-Israelis, the author demonstrates an unexpected richness and diversity in the Israeli literary scene, a reality very different from the monocultural image that Zionism aspired to create. Drawing on a wide body of social and literary theory, Mendelson-Maoz co.
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 pages).
ISBN:9781612493640

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