{"product_id":"immigrants-and-bureaucrats-ethiopians-in-an-israeli-absorption-center-9781571819413","title":"Immigrants and Bureaucrats: Ethiopians in an","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSince Israel is primarily a country of immigrants, the state takes on the responsibility for the settlement and integration of each new group. It therefore sees its role as benevolent and indispensable to the welfare of the immigrants. This be true to some extent. However, the overwhelming effect, the author argues, is exactly the opposite: in her study of Ethiopian immigrants she reaches the conclusion that the absorption centers, which are central to Israeli immigration policy, present an extreme case of bureaucratic control over immigrants; they hinder rather than facilitate integration through the creation of power-dependence relations, with immigrants - whose lives and social structures are constantly interfered with by the officials - being cast as weak, defenseless and needy. They are reduced to helpless charges of these officials whose main goals are to expand and perpetuate their respective organizations and to consolidate their own positions within them. Thus the absorption centers, rather than furthering integration, create dependence on state control and social segregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"A very good book on the important topic of bureaucratic treatment of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel ... a tightly knit analysis.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · SHOFAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEmanuel Marx\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Hebrew Terms and Israeli Organizations\u003cbr\u003e \tMap of Israel\u003cbr\u003e \tMap of Galuyot Absorption Center\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Center as a Dependent System\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Closure and Emergence of Power-Dependence Relations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Ethiopian Immigrants as a Social Category and Social Problem\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Closure and Power-Dependence Relationships at the Galuyot Absorption Center\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eCategorizing Women: An Example of Bureaucratic Influence on Family Organization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Role of “Cultural Explanations” in Gender-Based Relations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041436008791,"sku":"9781571819413","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819413.jpg?v=1750950273","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/immigrants-and-bureaucrats-ethiopians-in-an-israeli-absorption-center-9781571819413","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}