Immigration and Ethnic Formation in a Deeply Divided Society
Subtitle: The Case of the 1990's Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: January 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9789004136250
Subjects: Ethnography; Immigration & emigration; Social & cultural anthropology; Social conditions; Interior Design - General; Ethnic relations; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Social adjustment; Sociology; Israel; Anthropology - Cultural; Emigration and immigration; General; Immigrants; Jews, Soviet
Description: Immigration and Ethnic Formation in a Deeply Divided Society: The Case of the 1990s Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel" by Majid Al-Haj examines how the mass immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel in the 1990s influenced ethnic formation within a society already characterized by deep divisions. 
Here's a more detailed overview: 
Focus: The book analyzes the impact of the large-scale immigration from the former Soviet Union on the ethnic landscape of Israel, a society already marked by internal divisions.
Author: Majid Al-Haj is the author of this book.
Context: The 1990s saw a significant wave of immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel, which led to a substantial increase in the Jewish population and a shift in the ethnic composition of the country.
Key Argument: The book argues that this immigration, while initially intended to strengthen the Jewish identity, also contributed to the emergence of new ethnic identities and divisions within Israeli society.
Methodology: Al-Haj likely uses sociological and social anthropological methods to examine the experiences and interactions of the new immigrants and their impact on the existing social fabric.
Significance: The study offers insights into the complex interplay between immigration, ethnic formation, and social divisions in a multi-ethnic society.
Publication: The book is part of the "International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology" series.
Brill Publisher: The book is published by Brill.
ISBN: The ISBN is 978-90-04-13625-0.