Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives by Las, Nelly

Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780803277045)

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Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives by Las, Nelly

Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives

$55.00
Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives by Las, Nelly

Jewish Voices in Feminism: Transnational Perspectives

$55.00
Format: Hardcover
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Feminist theories maintain that gender issues are a ubiquitous component of our lives, intersecting with every aspect of the society in which we live and interact. Because the feminist debate has included questions important to Jewish discourse, including religion, antisemitism, Zionism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is not surprising that such matters should also be of concern to Jewish women, many of whom have played an active role in feminist movements.

In Jewish Voices in Feminism, Nelly Las navigates primarily among three cultures (French, Anglo-American, and Israeli) to present a philosophical and historical analysis of the intersection between contemporary Jewish dilemmas and feminism and its impact on Jewish thinking. She also explains the ambivalent attitude of feminist activists regarding current developments in the Jewish world. This book, based on extensive documentation that includes written and oral testimonies, provides a wide variety of gender-centered approaches to ethics, solidarity, identity, and memory.


Author: Nelly Las
ISBN-10: 0803277040
ISBN-13: 9780803277045
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2015
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2016

By Nelly Las
By Nelly Las
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Nelly Las is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a Helen Gartner Hammer Scholar-in-Residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Her interests include comparative Jewish diasporas in cross-cultural and gender perspectives. She is the author of Jewish Women in a Changing World: A History of the International Council of Jewish Women, originally published in French and available in English. Ruth Morris is a freelance translator and researcher.

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