The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora Volume 11 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520211759)

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.

Author: Joel Beinin
ISBN-10: 0520211758
ISBN-13: 9780520211759
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/1998
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.40w x 1.34d