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Palestinian ethnonationalism in Israel

Title: Palestinian ethnonationalism in Israel / Oded Haklai.
Author: Haklai, Oded, 1972-
Publication: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.

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Description

243 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

Arabs make up approximately 20 percent of the population within Israel's borders. Until the 1970s, Arab citizens of Israel were a mostly acquiescent group, but in recent decades political activism has increased dramatically among members of this minority. Certain activists within this population claim that they are a national and indigenous minority dispossessed by more recent settlers from Europe. Ethnically based political organizations inside Israel are making nationalist demands and challenging the Jewish foundations of the state. Palestinian Ethnonationalism in Israel investigates the rise of this new movement, which has important implications for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a whole. Political scientist Oded Haklai has written the first book to examine this manifestation of Palestinian nationalism in Israel. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with key figures, Haklai investigates how the debate over Arab minority rights within the Jewish state has given way to questioning the foundational principles of that state. This ground-breaking book not only explains the transitions in Palestinian Arab political activism in Israel but also presents new theoretical arguments about the relationship between states and societies. Haklai traces the source of Arab ethnonationalist mobilization to broader changes in the Israeli state, such as the decentralization of authority, an increase in political competition, intra-Jewish fragmentation, and a more liberalized economy. Palestinian Ethnonationalism in Israel avoids oversimplified explanations of ethnic conflict. Haklai's carefully researched and insightful analysis covers a neglected aspect of Israeli politics and Arab life outside the West Bank and Gaza. Scholars and policy makers interested in the future of Israel and peace in the Middle East will find it especially valuable.

Series Statement

National and ethnic conflict in the 21st century

Uniform Title

National and ethnic conflict in the 21st century

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1 Transitions in Minority Political Activism, Grievances, and Institutional Configurations 13 -- 2 State Formation and the Creation of National Boundaries 36 -- 3 State Autonomy, Marginalization, and Grievances 53 -- 4 From Quiescence to the Communist Party 71 -- 5 The Ethnonational Turn 112 -- 6 The Changing Israeli State-Society Relations 146.

ISBN

9780812243475
0812243471

LCCN

2011023303
40019628645

OCLC

ocn696092168
696092168
SCSB-14415394

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library