{"product_id":"shifting-ethnic-boundaries-and-inequality-in-israel-9780804756976","title":"Shifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the process and rationale of the emergence of ethnic identity to investigate how and why ethnic groups exclude each other, looking specifically at the case of racial and ethnic group identity formation in the early years of Israeli statehood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book makes an important contribution to the study of ethnicity in Israel and offers a fresh outlook on the formation of boundaries between Mizrahim and Ashkenazim . . . [I]t is a well-written book which carefully dispels some of the long-held myths concerning Mizrahim in Israel, including the Moroccan paradox which asserts that in some cases, segregation actually benefited (segments within the) Mizrahi population. Its innovative use of mixed methods in tandem with the breadth of historical literature surveyed makes it an essential reading for those interested in the emergence and subsequent shifting of ethnic boundaries in Israel.\" -- Nir Cohen * \u003ci\u003eJournal of International Migration and Integration\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Khazzoom's book offers a nuanced and sophisticated explanation for the origin of ethnic inequality in Israel and for the existence of the Mizrahi-Ashkenazi cleavage. By examining the cultureal and economic roots of this divide, Khazzoom makes an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary Israeli society and to how ethnic groups in general, and the socioeconomic divisions between them, come into being.\" -- Dov Maxman * \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Khazzoom's novel contribution is a powerful synthesis of insights from post-colonial studies of identity formation with a careful examination of the quantitative evidence in the best tradition of stratification research—two areas of scholarship that rarely speak to one another. There is no parallel to her achievement with this book.\" -- Gil Eyal * author of \u003ci\u003eThe Disenchantment of the Orient: Expertisein Arab Affairs and the Israeli State\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This excellent book combines the literature on race and ethnicity with the literature on inequality, examines the theoretical and empirical interplay between identity and class, and seamlessly combines quantitative data with historical moments. The outcome is a well written, level headed, rich, and engaging work which revises accepted wisdom on Israeli ethnicity.\" -- Yehouda Shenhav * author of \u003ci\u003eThe Arab Jews: A Postcolonial Reading of Nationalism, Religion, and Ethnicity\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Khazzoom's \u003ci\u003eShifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e elegantly evaluates the interactions of social movements, cultural boundaries, and political economy in Israel . . . \u003ci\u003eShifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e makes an original and brilliant contribution to theoretical explanations of social inequality.\" -- \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Khazzoom's study is one of the best and more nuanced studies of the macro large-scale level of the Israeli setting of ethnic stratication.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Israeli History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  Acknowledgments\txxx  PART ONE  Introduction  CHAPTER ONE  Introduction\t3  PART TWO  Background  CHAPTER TWO  Brief Historical Background\t000  CHAPTER THREE  Israeli Ethnic Formation\t000  CHAPTER FOUR  Was Dichotomization Inevitable?\t000  PART THREE   Analysis  CHAPTER FIVE  The Iraqi Paradox\t000  CHAPTER SIX  How the Polish Peddler Became a German Intellectual: Orientalism, Jewish Identity, and the   Antecedents to Social Closure in Israel\t000  CHAPTER SEVEN  Cultural Capital\t000  CHAPTER EIGHT  Residential Segregation and Economic Isolation\t000  CHAPTER NINE  Into the Next Generation\t000  PART FOUR  Conclusion  CHAPTER TEN  Conclusion\t000  Appendices\t000  Notes \t000  Bibliography\t000  Index\t000","brand":"MK - Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456010060119,"sku":"9780804756976","price":55.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804756976.jpg?v=1755033424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shifting-ethnic-boundaries-and-inequality-in-israel-9780804756976","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}