Jewish Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Public Relations and Nation Building

   Influencing Israel

   By Margalit Toledano, David McKie

   Series: Routledge New Directions in Public Relations & Communication Research

   All public relations emerges from particular environments, but the specific conditions of Israel offer an exceptional study of the accelerators and inhibitors of professional development in the history of a nation. Documenting and analyzing the contribution of one profession to building one...

   Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Religion and Democratizations

   Edited by Jeffrey Haynes

   This book examines key debates on religion and democratization from three main perspectives: Religious traditions have core elements which are more or less conducive to democratization and democracy; Religious traditions may be multi-vocal – but at any moment there may be dominant voices more or...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
3. Political Theologies in the Holy Land

   Israeli Messianism and its Critics

   By David Ohana

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   This book examines the role of messianism in Zionist ideology, from the birth of the Zionist movement through to the present. Is shows how messianism is not just a religious or philosophical term but a very tangible political practice and theology which has shaped Israeli identity. The author...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
4. Exiled to Palestine

   The Emigration of Soviet Zionist Convicts, 1924-1934

   By Ziva Galili, Boris Morozov

   Series: Cummings Center Series

   This is the unknown story of how Zionists imprisoned by Soviet authorities were allowed to choose sentences of permanent departure to Palestine, where they helped build Jewish society, the backbone of left-wing parties, and the powerful trade union movement. These leading authors bring to light...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
5. Readings for Diversity and Social Justice

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Maurianne Adams, Warren Blumenfeld, Carmelita Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters, Ximena Zuniga

   For more than a decade, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover the full range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and ableism, as well as transgender...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
6. Jewish Blood

   Reality and metaphor in history, religion and culture

   Edited by Mitchell Hart

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   This book deals with the Jewish engagement with blood: animal and human, real and metaphorical. Concentrating on the meaning or significance of blood in Judaism, the book moves this highly controversial subject away from its traditional focus, exploring how Jews themselves engage with blood and its...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
7. Intra-Jewish Conflict in Israel

   White Jews, Black Jews

   By Sami Shalom Chetrit

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

   This is the first book in English to examine the Mizrahi Jews (Jews from the Muslim world) in Israel, focussing in particular on social and political movements such as the Black Panthers and SHAS. The book analyses the ongoing cultural encounter between Zionism and Israel on one side and Mizrahi...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Revisiting Jewish Spain in the Modern Era

   Edited by Daniela Flesler, Tabea Linhard, Adrián Pérez Melgosa

   This innovative volume offers fresh perspectives and directions on the intersection of Hispanic and Jewish studies. It shows how 'Jewishness' has played a crucial role in Spanish political, social, and cultural developments in the modern era, exploring the effects of the multiple material and...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
9. Refugees and Cultural Transfer to Britain

   Edited by Stefan Manz, Panikos Panayi

   This book is the first to focus specifically upon the relationship between refugees and intercultural transfer over an extensive period of time. Since circa 1830, a series of groups have made their way to Britain, beginning with exiles from the failed European revolutions of the mid-nineteenth...

   Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
10. Engaging with a Legacy: Nehemia Levtzion (1935-2003)

    Edited by E. Ann McDougall

    Engaging with a Legacy shows how Nehemia Levtzion shaped our understanding of Islam in Africa and influenced successive scholarly generations in their approach to Islamization, conversion and fundamentalism. The book illuminates his work, career and family life – including his own ‘life vision’ on...

    Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge