Clash of identities : explorations in Israeli and Palestinian societies

By revisiting the past hundred years of shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, Baruch Kimmerling reveals surprising relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. Shattering our assumptions about these two seemingly irreconcilable cultures, Kimmerling composes a sophisticated portrait of one side's behavior and characteristics and the way in which they irrevocably shaped those of the other.Kimmerling focuses on the clashes, tensions, and complementarities that link Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli identities. He explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine, relations between state and society in Israel, patterns of militarism, the problems of jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society, and the ongoing struggle of Israel to achieve legitimacy as both a Jewish and a democratic state. By merging Israeli and Jewish studies with a vast body of scholarship on Palestinians and the Middle East, Kimmerling introduces a unique conceptual framework for analyzing the cultural, political, and material overlap of both societies. A must read for those concerned with Israel and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Clash of Identities is a provocative exploration of the ever-evolving, always-contending identities available to Israelis and Palestinians and the fascinating contexts in which they take form. (Fall 2009) "Taking a fresh look at the past hundred years of shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, Baruch Kimmerling reveals surprising relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. Shattering our assumptions about these two seemingly irreconcilable cultures, Kimmerling composes a sophisticated portrait of one side's behavior and characteristics and the way in which they irrevocably shaped those of the other. Though the studies in this volume span a twenty-year period, Kimmerling remains focused on the clashes, tensions, and complementarities that link Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli identities. Drawing on his command of a vast body of sociological literature, Kimmerling explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine; relations between state and society in Israel; patterns of militarism; the problems of jurisdiction in an immigrant-settler society; and the ongoing struggle of Israel to achieve legitimacy as both a Jewish and a democratic state. By merging Israeli and Jewish studies with a wealth of scholarship on Palestinians and the Middle East, Kimmerling introduces a unique conceptual framework for analyzing the cultural, political, and material overlap of both societies. A must-read for those concerned with Israel and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Clash of Identities is a provocative exploration of the ever-evolving, always-contending identities available to Israelis and Palestinians and the fascinating contexts in which they take form."--Publisher's description 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. Baruch Kimmerling. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [335]-414) And Index. COVER.jpg......Page 1 Kimmerling FM, i-xx.pdf......Page 2 Kimmerling CH 01, 1-24.pdf......Page 22 Kimmerling CH 02, 25-57.pdf......Page 46 Kimmerling CH 03, 58-84.pdf......Page 79 Kimmerling CH 04, 85-103.pdf......Page 106 Kimmerling CH 05, 104-131.pdf......Page 125 Kimmerling CH 06, 132-153.pdf......Page 153 Kimmerling CH 07, 154-178.pdf......Page 175 Kimmerling CH 08, 179-198.pdf......Page 200 Kimmerling CH 09, 199-221.pdf......Page 220 Kimmerling CH 10, 222-234.pdf......Page 243 Kimmerling CH 11, 235-255.pdf......Page 256 Kimmerling CH 12, 256-270.pdf......Page 277 Kimmerling EPILOGUE, 271-302.pdf......Page 292 Kimmerling Chronology, 303-334.pdf......Page 324 Kimmerling NOTES, 335-414.pdf......Page 356 Kimmerling Index, 415-432.pdf......Page 436 Looking at the shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, this title presents relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. It explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine.