Sovereign Jews: Israel, Zionism, and Judaism

by Yaacov Yadgar

Book Overview

The question of Jewish sovereignty shapes Jewish identity in Israel, the status of non-Jews, and relations between Israeli and Diaspora Jews, yet its consequences remain enigmatic. In Sovereign Jews, Yaacov Yadgar highlights the shortcomings of mainstream discourse and offers a novel explanation of Zionist ideology and the Israeli polity. Yadgar argues that secularism's presumed binary pitting religion against politics is illusory. He shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438465343
• ISBN13: 9781438465340
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"