Nationalism and the Israeli State: Bureaucratic Logic in Public Events

ISBN-13: 9781859737859 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 272 str.

Don Handelman

Opis

What are the origins of Israeli nationalism? What is the cultural logic behind national festivals, military parades and patriotic memorials? How does a country like Israel transform state-related public events into enactments of nationalism? In this book, Don Handelman considers the meaning of Holocaust and military memorialism in Israel. He investigates the role of holiday celebrations, especially how they affect young children first learning about their country. Analyzing state ceremonies such as Holocaust Remembrance Day for the war dead, and Independence Day, he notes the absence of minorities and examines their significance in the promotion of a national identity. He also looks at how Israel exports powerful symbols of statehood. Throughout, he unravels the meaning of national ritual and symbol in Israel today.

Spis treści

IntroductionBasic Categories: Citizenship, Nationality, Ethnicity, MinoritySocialization: Nationalism and Bureaucratic LogicCelebrations of the National: Holiday Occasions in KindergartensCelebrations of Bureaucratic Logic: Birthday Parties in Israeli KindergartensFruition: Nationalism and Bureaucratic Logic Facing the Sea, Climbing the Mountain: Temporal and Topological Dimensions of National Public EventsThe Opening Event of Holocaust Remembrance Day: Bureaucratic Logic, Bureaucratic AestheticsSequencing the National: Remembrance Day and Independence DayThe Holes of AbsenceThe Presence of Absence: The Memorialization of National DeathAbsence Rising: Telling Little Holocaust Stories in IsraelNationalism and Memorialism AbroadThe Memorial Olympics of 1984: Israel and the Symbolism of Nationalism and Internationalism in Los AngelesPostscriptPostludeReferences Cited

O autorze

Don Handelman is Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.