Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-314) and index.
Summary
National minorities and their behaviour have become a central topic in comparative politics in the last few decades. Using the relationship between the state of Israel and the Arab national minority as a case study, this book provides a thorough examination of minority nationalism and state-minority relations in Israel.
Contents
Arab Minority Nationalism in Israel The politics of indigeneity; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: understanding the politics of indigenous national minorities; 1 The theory and epistemologyof indigeneity; 2 Politicizing Arab indigeneity in Israel; 3 The changing modes of patriotismand longing for the homeland; 4 Internally displaced Palestiniansand the dialectics of presenceand absence; 5 Arab-Palestinian leadershipin Israel and the politicsof contention.
6 Reframing the future through presencing the past: visionary documents and political mobilization7 Civil society and the challenges ofempowerment, development anddemocratization; 8 Reframing Arab political thought in Israel: Azmi Bishara and beyond; Epilogue: future visions and horizons of expectations in state-minority relations in Israel; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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