Homeland Conflict and Identity for Palestinian and Jewish Israeli Americans.

By:

Weinzimmer, Julianne Melissa, 1978-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Publication details: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781593326760
1593326769

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Homeland Conflict and Identity for Palestinian and Jewish Israeli Americans.DDC classification:

305.8009756

LOC classification:

F265.I7 W45 2011

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Collective Memories about the Foundations of theConflict; Chapter 2: Stories about Homeland Conflict; Chapter 3: Sources of Homeland Conflict Information; Chapter 4: Experiences in the Host Country; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Table 1; References; Index.

Summary: Weinzimmer examines various ways that homeland conflict affects the diasporic identities of first and second generation Jewish Israeli Americans and Palestinian Americans. Her work builds upon central tenets of conflict theory, collective memory and transnationalism literature, and narrative methodologies. Perceptions of homeland conflict are analyzed from multiple sources: past experiences; family stories; group-level accounts; media coverage; and homeland contacts. Homeland conflict proves to be a constitutive element of identity for both generations within each group, with differences obser.

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Weinzimmer examines various ways that homeland conflict affects the diasporic identities of first and second generation Jewish Israeli Americans and Palestinian Americans. Her work builds upon central tenets of conflict theory, collective memory and transnationalism literature, and narrative methodologies. Perceptions of homeland conflict are analyzed from multiple sources: past experiences; family stories; group-level accounts; media coverage; and homeland contacts. Homeland conflict proves to be a constitutive element of identity for both generations within each group, with differences obser.