{"product_id":"the-great-immigration-russian-jews-in-israel-9781571819680","title":"The Great Immigration: Russian Jews in Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tMore than 750,000 Russian Jews arrived in Israel between 1988 and 1996. However, this Great Immigration, as it has been called, has gone largely unnoticed in Israeli public life. Information about this significant event has been sketchy and largely characterized by stereotypes and simplistic generalizations. Based on a number of case studies, this book offers the first in-depth analysis of the life of the new Russian-Jewish immigrants and of the interaction between them and other Israeli citizens. The author explores the peculiar set of problems that the immigrants from the former Soviet Union have been facing and shows how the newcomers, by sheer number, were able to exploit their skills and capacity for political mobilization, to resist bureaucratic control and cultural assimilation. Adaptation did take place but resulted in new institutions and formations of class and leadership. The integration of such vast numbers of immigrants over a relatively short period is a considerable challenge for a society by any standards, but must certainly be considered a unique phenomenon for a relatively small country such as Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"An interesting and informative book ... that provides many fresh political, social, economic and ethnographic insights ... Many data are well-documented and some insights are innovative and well-considered.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Shofar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"A unique and insightful study of ethnic mobilization.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Emanuel Marx, \u003c\/b\u003eTel-Aviv University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEmmanuel Marx\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eRussian Jewish Immigration to Israel in its Historical Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Russian Jewish Community - Myth and Reality\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Creation of a 'Public Problem'\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Relationship with other Ethnic Groups\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003ePolitical Aborption\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tGlossary\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041437679959,"sku":"9781571819680","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819680.jpg?v=1750950273","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-immigration-russian-jews-in-israel-9781571819680","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}