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Book SynopsisThis book is about the social history of the Arab Jews—Jews living in Arab countries—against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism.
Trade Review"...this is a brave, fascinating, excellent book that will mark an important turning point in the study of Jews from Arab and Islamic countries and their relationship to the Jewish state." --
xMiddle East Journal"Shenhav provides an erudite account of how the history of the Arab Jews complicates the presuppositions undergirding teleological and state-centered Zionist historiography... Because his approach does not subscribe to a simple dichotomisation between secular and religious interpretations of national identity, Shenhav's recognition of the elastic nexus of religion, nationalism and ethnicity may contribute a valuable framework for future reflections on the role of religion in conflict and peace-building." --
Nations and Nationalisms"The cultural conflict faced by Jews, functioning under what might be considered a common ideology—Zionism—is deftly analyzed." --
Association of Jewish Libraries NewsletterTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Acknowledgments iii @toc2:History Begins at Home 000 @toc2:1 The "Discovery" of the Arab Jews 000 @toc2:2 Encounter in Abadan: Colonialism, Eurocentrism, and Jewish Orientalism 000 @toc2:3 How Did the Arab Jews Become Religious and Zionist? 000 @toc2:4 What Do the Arab Jews and the Palestinians Have in Common? Population Exchange, the Right of Return, and the Politics of Reparations 000 @toc2:5 The Arab Jews and Zionist Historical Memory 000 @toc2:Beyond Methodological Zionism 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Select Bibliography 000 Index 000
