From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self by Yonatan Mendel, Ro... - 9781138367005

From the Arab Other to the Israeli SelfPalestinian Culture in the Making of Israeli National Identity\nAuthor(s): Yonatan Mendel, Ronald Ranta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138367005, 978-1138367005\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the role played by Arab-Palestinian culture and people in the construction and reproduction of Israeli national identity and culture, showing that it is impossible to understand modern Israeli national identity and culture without taking into account its crucial encounter and dialectical relationship with the Arab-Palestinian indigenous 'Other'. \n\nBased on extensive and original primary sources, including archival research, memoirs, advertisements, cookbooks and a variety of cultural products from songs to dance steps From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self sheds light on an important cultural and ideational diffusion that has occurred between the Zionist settlers and later the J.