Jewish women in pre-state Israel
Subtitle: life history, politics, and culture
By: edited by Ruth Kark, Margalit Shilo, and Galit Hasan-Rokem.
Contributors: Kark, Ruth.; Shilo, Margalit.; Hasan-Rokem, Galit.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: HBI series on Jewish women
Publisher: Brandeis University Press; University Press of New England; Brandeis; Published by University Press of New England
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass; Hanover, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781584657026; 9781584657033
Subjects: Jewish women -- Palestine -- History -- Congresses; Jewish women -- Israel -- History -- Congresses; Feminism -- Palestine -- History -- Congresses; Feminism -- Israel -- History -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Work titles: ʻIvriyot ha-ḥadashot. English.
Description: This fascinating interdisciplinary collection of essays brings gender issues to the foreground in order to redress a profound imbalance in the historiography of the Yishuv, the Jewish community in Palestine, and in the early years of the State of Israel. Although male discourse still dominates this field, some initial studies have begun to create an authentic and multifaceted Hebrew-Israeli voice by examining the activities and contributions of women. This research has led to a number of basic questions: What was the reality of life for women in Jewish society in Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel), and in the early years of the State? What was the contribution of women to the renewal of Israeli society and culture? What is the place of gender perceptions in the study of the new local identity? The original articles in this anthology forge an innovative response to one or more of these questions, and reflecting the state of research in the field.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.