The Russians in Israel by Majid Ibrahim Al-Haj - 9781138494787

Taylor & Francis

The Russians in IsraelA New Ethnic Group in a Tribal Society\nAuthor(s): Majid Ibrahim Al-Haj\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138494787, 978-1138494787\nSynopsis\nThis book constitutes the first systematic and critical discussion of questions of immigration and society in Israel from a global perspective.\n\nThe comprehensive study covers the 30-year period since the beginning of the immigrant influx from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s and incorporates data based on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods. It provides an important opportunity to examine identity and patterns of adaptation among immigrants, with the added perspective afforded by the passage of time. Moreover, it sheds light on the Russians' cumulative influence on Israeli society and on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Considering all groups within Israeli society, it covers Palestinian-Arab citizens in Israel who have al.