The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry
Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society

The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry

Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora

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Publisher Description

In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Joel Beinin examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. A complex and heterogeneous people, Egyptian Jews have become even more diverse as their diaspora continues to the present day. Central to Beinin's study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. It is a question he grapples with himself, and his reflections on his experiences as an American Jew in Israel and Egypt offer a candid, personal perspective on the hazards of marginal identities.

In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Joel Beinin examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. A complex and heterogeneous people, Egyptian Jews have become even more diverse as their d

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2023
November 15
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
318
Pages
PUBLISHER
University of California Press
SELLER
University of California Press
SIZE
10.7
MB
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