The Limits of Coexistence: Identity Politics in Israel
The city of Acre is a microcosm of Israeli society. Its citizens include veteran Jewish settlers and newer Jewish immigrants from both western and Arab backgrounds; indigenous Palestinian residents and newer internal Palestinian refugees; large Jewish and Palestinian working-class populations and a smaller Jewish and Palestinian elite. These various groups hold competing interests and visions of what it means to be a resident of Acre and how Acre fits into a broader Israeli national...
Search in google:
Assesses the factors that will determine whether Jews and Palestinians can live together in peace
List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceIntroduction1Ch. 1Prelude to a Discourse on Identity7Ch. 2Acre: Defining Communal Boundaries42Ch. 3"Educating for Democracy": Schooling and the Politics of Identity88Ch. 4Living Together in Shkhunat Wolfson131Ch. 5The "Conquest" of Acre: Whose City Is It?172Ch. 6Revisiting Coexistence210Notes233Bibliography261Index279
