Social Critique and Commitment: Essays in Honor of Henry Rosenfeld [Paperback]

Majid Al-Haj (Editor), Michael Saltman (Editor), Zvi Sobel (Editor), Shlomo Swirski (Contributor), Daphna Birebaum-Carmeli (Contributor), Yoran S. Carmeli (Contributor), Nora Reiss (Contributor), Rassem Khamaisi (Contributor), Scott Atran (Contributor), Keith Hart (Contributor), Herbert S. Lewis (Contributor), Emanuel Marx (Contributor), Maya Rosenfeld (Contributor), Baruch Kimmerling (Contributor), Yuval Yonay (Contributor), Alex Weingrod (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761831495 | ISBN-13: 978-0761831495 | Publication Date: June 2005

Social Critique and Commitment: Essays in Honor of Henry Rosenfeld is a compilation of primarily original essays that deal with Israel from a critical position. The essays touch upon central concerns such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, Arabs in Israel, the economy, and social policy. A second emphasis characterizing the volume and reflecting the work of Professor Rosenfeld is a sharp and critical analysis of ethnographic data, mostly with regard to Israeli society, but in certain cases ranging beyond. In addition to articles addressing the unraveling of Israel's welfare network, the impact of neo-liberal economic policies, the changing societal attitudes toward the rule of law, are essays dealing with international terror, spirit possession, the Bedouin of Sinai, and ethnic cleansing. The essays highlight the conflicted nature of Israeli society and emphasize that what is occurring on this small canvas has ramifications going beyond the particular and specific, bearing regional and indeed world-wide implication.

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About the Author

Majid Al-Haj is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. Professor Al-Haj holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Michael Saltman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. Saltman holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Brandeis University, Massachusetts.
Zvi Sobel is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. Professor Sobel received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 374 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761831495
• ISBN-13: 978-0761831495
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,725,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)