{"product_id":"the-arab-jews-9780804752961","title":"The Arab Jews","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about the social history of the Arab Jews—Jews living in Arab countries—against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...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.\" -- \u003ci\u003exMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNations and Nationalisms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The cultural conflict faced by Jews, functioning under what might be considered a common ideology—Zionism—is deftly analyzed.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAssociation of Jewish Libraries Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents @toc4:Acknowledgments\tiii @toc2:History Begins at Home\t000 @toc2:1\tThe \"Discovery\" of the Arab Jews\t000 @toc2:2\tEncounter in Abadan: Colonialism, Eurocentrism, and Jewish Orientalism \t000 @toc2:3\tHow Did the Arab Jews Become Religious and Zionist?\t000 @toc2:4\tWhat Do the Arab Jews and the Palestinians Have in Common?  Population Exchange, the Right of Return, and the Politics of Reparations\t000 @toc2:5\tThe Arab Jews and Zionist Historical Memory\t000 @toc2:Beyond Methodological Zionism\t000 @toc4:Notes\t000 Select Bibliography\t000 Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405564158295,"sku":"9780804752961","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804752961.jpg?v=1730492849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-arab-jews-9780804752961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}