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
List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. Theoretical Framework; Chapter Two. Israeli Society: A Background; Chapter Three. Jews of Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Background and Waves of Immigration; Chapter Four. Identity Patterns and Ethnic Formation; Chapter Five. Attitudes toward Civil Society and Freedom of Expression; Chapter Six. Political Organization; Chapter Seven. Immigrants versus Israeli Society; Chapter Eight. Attitudes of Veteran Groups toward Immigrants; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This work deals with the ethnic formation among the 1990s immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel, in light of both domestic changes, and developments in the Israel-Arab conflict. It presents an analysis of identity patterns among these immigrants
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index