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1 online resource (x, 153 pages) |
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polychrome |
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JSTOR EBA.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index. |
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Orientalism and the Jews : paradoxes of time, place, and culture -- Staging a Hebrew renaissance : the Hebrew Bible as an orientalist text -- Out of the book and into the desert : the invention of a native Hebrew culture in Palestine -- Jewish noble savage? : the limits of cultural innovation -- Conclusion: Legacy of Hebrew orientalism. |
| Summary |
"Calling into question prevailing notions about Orientalism, Yaron Peleg shows how the paradoxical mixture of exoticism and familiarity with which Jews related to Palestine at the beginning of the twentieth century shaped the legacy of Zionism. In Peleg's view, the tension between romancing the East and colonizing it inspired a revolutionary reform that radically changed Jewish thought during the Hebrew Revival that took place between 1900 and 1930." "Orientalism and the Hebrew Imagination introduces a fresh voice to the contentious debate over the concept of Orientalism. Zionism has often been labeled a Western colonial movement that sought to displace and silence Palestinian Arabs. Based on his readings of key texts, Peleg asserts that early Zionists were inspired by Palestinian Arab culture, which in turn helped mold modern Jewish gender, identity, and culture."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Frischmann, David, 1859-1922. Ba-midbar.
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Smilansky, Moshe, 1874-1953. Bene ʻArav.
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Arieli, L. A., 1886-1943. Allah Karim!
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Bene ʻArav (Smilansky, Moshe) |
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Hebrew literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Hebrew literature, Modern. |
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20th century |
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Orientalism in literature.
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Orientalism in literature. |
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Jewish-Arab relations in literature.
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Jewish-Arab relations in literature. |
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Zionism.
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Zionism. |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peleg, Yaron. Orientalism and the Hebrew imagination. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2005 0801443768 (DLC) 2005002696 (OCoLC)57641262 |
| ISBN |
9781501729355 (electronic book) |
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1501729357 (electronic book) |
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0801443768 |
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9780801443763 |
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