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The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry

By Joel Beinin

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520920217
DOI
10.1525/9780520920217
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
80 MB (84064809 bytes)
Series
Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society; 11
Edition
Reprint 2020
Pages
354\344
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 16:38:27

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.

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