Israeli Sociology [electronic resource] : Text in Context /
Ram, Uri.author.
This book presents a comprehensive historical account of sociology in Israel the first history of sociology in Israel, from its beginnings in late 19th-century to the early 21st-century. It locates the ruptures and reorientations of the sociological text within its shifting historical context. Israeli sociology is shown to have evolved in tandem with the development of the Israeli-Jewish nation in Palestine, and later of the state of Israel. Offering a critical overview of the origins and the development of the discipline, it argues that this can be divided into the following phases: Predecessors (1882-1948), Founders (1948-1977), Disciples (1967-1977), Critics and More Critics (1977-1987), Intermediators (1977-2018), Post-Modernists (1993-2018) and Post-Colonialists (1993-2018). This book contributes a fascinating national case study to the history of sociology and will appeal further to students and scholars of social theory and Israel Studies.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Chapter 1: The State and Sociology: Sociological Text in National Context -- Chapter 2: Predecessors: Sociology before Sociology (1882-1948) -- Chapter 3: Founders: Nation-Building Modernized (1948-1967) -- Chapter 4: Disciples: Nation-Building Modified (1967-1996) -- Chapter 5: Critics: Political Elites and Ethno-Classes (1977-1987) -- Chapter 6: More Critics: Pluralism, Feminism and Colonialism (1977-1987); Chapter 8: Postmodernists: Confronting Neo-Liberalism (1993-2018) -- Chapter 9: Post-Colonialists: Confronting Neo-Colonialism (1993-2018) -- 10: The State of Sociology: Some Contemporary Concerns.
This book presents a comprehensive historical account of sociology in Israel the first history of sociology in Israel, from its beginnings in late 19th-century to the early 21st-century. It locates the ruptures and reorientations of the sociological text within its shifting historical context. Israeli sociology is shown to have evolved in tandem with the development of the Israeli-Jewish nation in Palestine, and later of the state of Israel. Offering a critical overview of the origins and the development of the discipline, it argues that this can be divided into the following phases: Predecessors (1882-1948), Founders (1948-1977), Disciples (1967-1977), Critics and More Critics (1977-1987), Intermediators (1977-2018), Post-Modernists (1993-2018) and Post-Colonialists (1993-2018). This book contributes a fascinating national case study to the history of sociology and will appeal further to students and scholars of social theory and Israel Studies.
Sociology.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Historical sociology.
Middle East-History.
Peace.
Sociological Theory.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
Historical Sociology.
History of the Middle East.
Conflict Studies.