Kimmerling, Baruch.

Clash of identities : explorations in Israeli and Palestinian societies / Baruch Kimmerling. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2008. - xviii, 431 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-414) and index.

A model for analyzing reciprocal relations between the Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine -- Collective identity as agency and structuration of society : the Israeli example / with Dahlia Moore -- The formation process of Palestinian collective identities : the Ottoman and colonial periods -- Between primordial and civil definitions of the collective identity : Eretz Israel or the state of Israel? -- State building, state autonomy, and the identity of society : the case of the Israeli state -- Patterns of militarism in Israel -- The social construction of Israel's national security -- Jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society : the Jewish and democratic state -- Exchanging territories for peace : a macrosociological approach -- Nationalism, identity, and citizenship : an epilogue to the Yehoshua-Shammas controversy : a non-Platonic dialogue -- The power-oriented settlement : PLO-Israel : the road to the Oslo Agreement and back? -- Politicide : Ariel Sharon's legacy and the Palestinians.

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Group identity--Palestine.
Palestinian Arabs--Ethnic identity.
Militarism--Social aspects--Israel.
National security--Social aspects--Israel.


Israel--Politics and government--Psychological aspects.

HN660.A8 / K53 2008