Arab Soccer in a Jewish State: The Integrative Enclave by Tamir Sorek (English)

Description: Arab Soccer in a Jewish State by Tamir Sorek The growing success of Arab soccer teams and players in Israel highlights fundamental tensions and contradictions in Israeli collective identity and in Arab-Jewish relations. This book analyses the political significance of sport in ethno-national conflicts and argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimises contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Over the last two decades soccer has become a major institution within the popular culture of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. They have attained disproportionate success in this field. Given their marginalisation from many areas of Israeli society as well as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such a prominent Arab presence highlights the tension between their Israeli citizenship and their belonging to the Palestinian people. Bringing together sociological, anthropological and historical approaches, Sorek examines how soccer can potentially be utilised by ethnic and national minorities as a field of social protest, a stage for demonstrating distinctive identity, or as a channel for social and political integration. Relying on a rich combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, he argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimises contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs in Israel and pursues wider arguments about the role of sport in ethno-national conflicts. Ideal for researchers and graduate students. Notes Following the growing success of Arab soccer teams and players in Israel, this book analyzes the political significance of sport on Arab-Jewish relations within Israel and on the status of Arab citizens within a Jewish state. Tamir Sorek illustrates how this success has highlighted the tension between their belonging to the Palestinian people and their Israeli citizenship, and demonstrates how soccer legitimizes contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs in Israel. By illustrating the political power of soccer, the book pursues wider arguments about the role of sport in ethno-national conflicts. Author Biography Tamir Sorek earned his PhD in sociology and anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2002 and taught for three years at Cornell University. Today he is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Israel Studies at the University of Florida. His interest and publications centre on Israeli and Palestinian identities as well as Israeli-Palestinian relations. His study of these relations focuses on socio-historical dynamics, power relations, and the juncture of culture and politics. In his studies, Sorek combines both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. His current project, supported by a Fulbright fellowship, deals with the ways Israeli and Palestinian national memories dialogue and confront one another. Table of Contents 1. Introduction; 2. Sports, modernity and struggle in Palestine; 3. The emergence of the integrative enclave; 4. Soccer and municipal labor quiet; 5. These points are Arab: nationalist rhetoric in the sports press; 6. Maccabi Haifa is my flag: Arab fans of Jewish teams; 7. The Islamic soccer league; 8. Sakhnin - between soccer and martyrdom; 9. Conclusion. Review This is a surprising story of the only sphere in which Arab-Israeli relations do not seem to be in crisis. Sorek has written a subtle and apparently non-partisan account of the place of Arabs in the Jewish state. Thanks to its refreshingly clear prose, this book should have an appeal beyond specialists in the field. Simon Kuper, author of Football Against the Enemy Sorek demonstrates considerable skill in capturing the complexity of the topic and drawing together the intricate social and political context. British Journal of Sociology ... acute and poignant survey of Arab football in Israel. Times Literary Supplement Promotional This book analyses the political significance of soccer for Arab-Jewish relations. Review Quote This is a surprising story of the only sphere in which Arab-Israeli relations do not seem to be in crisis. Sorek has written a subtle and apparently non-partisan account of the place of Arabs in the Jewish state. Thanks to its refreshingly clear prose, this book should have an appeal beyond specialists in the field. Promotional "Headline" This book analyses the political significance of soccer for Arab-Jewish relations. Description for Bookstore The growing success of Arab soccer teams and players in Israel highlights fundamental tensions and contradictions in Israeli collective identity and in Arab-Jewish relations. This book analyses the political significance of sport in ethno-national conflicts and argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimises contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs. Description for Library The growing success of Arab soccer teams and players in Israel highlights fundamental tensions and contradictions in Israeli collective identity and in Arab-Jewish relations. This book analyses the political significance of sport in ethno-national conflicts and argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimises contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs. Details ISBN0521870488 Author Tamir Sorek Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521870488 ISBN-13 9780521870481 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle The Integrative Enclave Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Short Title ARAB SOCCER IN A JEWISH STATE Affiliation University of Florida Position Assistant Professor DOI 10.1604/9780521870481 UK Release Date 2007-06-21 AU Release Date 2007-06-21 NZ Release Date 2007-06-21 Pages 242 Series Cambridge Cultural Social Studies Publication Date 2007-06-21 Alternative 9780511488870 DEWEY 306.483 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95108752;

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