This work may be used, with this header included, for noncommercial purposes within a subscribed institution . No copies of this work may be distributed electronically outside of the subscribed institution, in whole or in part, without express written permission from the JHU Press . Yale University Press, 1997. In this book Rouhana, a political psychologist, presents a thoughtful study of Israel's Palestinian minority and a devastating social critique of the Jewish state. The book has four parts.
Collective identity is conceived of as a multi-layered structure, glued by an affective core.
It is a basic human need that must be satisfied fully. Multiethnic societies successfully mitigate their internal divisions by fostering an overarching, inclusive, civic identity, superimposed upon the particularistic group identities. The second part details the three major forces shaping Arabs' collective identity. It not only serves and prefers Jews but also discriminates and excludes Arabs. National security is real only in the sense of a threat felt by the Jews, driving them and their state to curb Arab citizens.