Arab Soccer in a Jewish State: The Integrative Enclave

by Tamir Sorek

Book Overview

Over the last two decades soccer has become a major institution within the popular culture of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. They have attained disproportionate success in this field. Given their marginalisation from many areas of Israeli society as well as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such a prominent Arab presence highlights the tension between their Israeli citizenship and their belonging to the Palestinian people. Bringing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521131359
• ISBN13: 9780521131353
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"