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Perfectly encapsulates the Israelis-Jews, Arabs, and others-and how they live

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Preface Chronology Introduction: Land, People, Education, Economy, and History Religion and World View Literature, Media, and Cinema Art and Architecture/Housing Cuisine and Traditional Dress Gender, Marriage, and Family Social Customs and Lifestyle Music and Dance Bibliography Glossary Index

About the Author

REBECCA L. TORSTRICK is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University, South Bend.

Reviews

?[T]his study examines the various dimensions if Israeli contemporary society. Tostrick explores the three major religions that Irael is home to, and questions where Israel, a country composed of many citizens with deep roots in Middle Eastern cultures and values, belongs. Is it a Western nation or a Middle Eastern one??-Middle East Journal

"ÝT¨his study examines the various dimensions if Israeli contemporary society. Tostrick explores the three major religions that Irael is home to, and questions where Israel, a country composed of many citizens with deep roots in Middle Eastern cultures and values, belongs. Is it a Western nation or a Middle Eastern one?"-Middle East Journal

"[T]his study examines the various dimensions if Israeli contemporary society. Tostrick explores the three major religions that Irael is home to, and questions where Israel, a country composed of many citizens with deep roots in Middle Eastern cultures and values, belongs. Is it a Western nation or a Middle Eastern one?"-Middle East Journal