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Book SynopsisKook makes the provocative argument that membership in democracies is inherently exclusionary, and that national exclusion is a tacit requirement for successfully democratic regimes.
Trade ReviewAn intriguing and interesting book. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *
I do not see any other serious book that can be of competition to this valuable scholarship that dwells on crucial issues of modern politics and society while underscoring cultural and structural aspects. . . . This book is a must for academics and students of modern political regimes, politics of minorities, and people interested in American, Middle Eastern , and comparative politics. -- Gad Barzilai, Tel Aviv University
Table of ContentsPart 1 Democracies and the Politics of Collective National Identity Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 National Identity and Collective Action Part 4 The Political and Legal Construction of National Identity Chapter 5 Representing American National Identity: The Shifting Status of African Americans Chapter 6 National Identity in Israel: Being a Palestinian in a Jewish State Chapter 7 The Legal Construction of Membership in Israel Part 8 The Symbolic Contours of Identity Chapter 9 Reinventing the Invisible Man: African Americans and the American Symbolic Indexes of Identity Chapter 10 Nationalizing Religion: The Israeli National Symbolic Matrix Part 11 Explaining Inclusion: The Search for Stability Chapter 12 Rewriting National Identity: From Blacks to African Americans Chapter 13 The Crisis of Israeli Collective National Identity
