1st Edition

The Israeli Diaspora

By Steven J. Gold Copyright 2002
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

In this fascinating study, based on extensive field work in the major Israeli communities of New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney, Steven J. Gold looks at their reasons for leaving - existing links abroad, political and economic dissatisfaction at home and, in the case of the Sephardim or Israelis of non-European origin, often a feeling of being treated as second-class citizens - the... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Motives of ISraeli Emigration Chapter 3. Work and Coethnic Cooperation Chapter 4. Family and Gender Relations Chapter 5. Patterns of Communal Organization Chapter 6. National, Ethnic and Religious Identity Table 6-1 Table 6-2 Chapter 7. Conclusions Photo Captions References

Biography

Steven J.Gold is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D from U.C Berkeley.