ISBN:
9789004420236
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
329 pages
Serie:
Jewish identities in a changing world Volume 32
Serie:
Jewish identities in a changing world
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Merkur, Lianne Pillars of salt
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Merkur, Lianne Pillars of salt
Dissertationsvermerk:
Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2018
DDC:
305.892/4043155
Schlagwort(e):
Israelis History 21st century
;
Israelis History 21st century
;
Israel and the diaspora
;
Israelis Identity
;
Israelis Identity
;
Germany Emigration and immigration 21st century
;
History
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Canada Emigration and immigration 21st century
;
History
;
Berlin (Germany) Ethnic relations
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Toronto (Ont.) Ethnic relations
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Israel Emigration and immigration 21st century
;
History
;
Hochschulschrift
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Hochschulschrift
Kurzfassung:
"In Pillars of Salt, Lianne Merkur offers an account of early 21st century immigration as experienced by Israelis in Berlin and Toronto. Commonly portrayed as contrary to the territorial emphasis of national integrity, these individuals and communities appear to explore a sense of belonging that evaluates and incorporates both foreign and familiar elements. Social media allows for an alternative space to balance between new home and homeland, studied here as developing simultaneously in multiple sites. The author makes use of innovative methodologies to document the participants' own perspectives expressed online, at events or on paper. She thereby challenges established norms of interpretation to prove that personal decisions, primarily regarding preferred language or simply self-identification, are the cornerstones of collective character"--Provided by publisher
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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