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Religion and Politics

By: Myron J. Aronoff

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This third volume in the outstanding series makes important new contributions to our understanding of the process whereby individuals and groups attribute meanings to the political structures and communities they create or inherit. Avoiding simplistic distinctions between religion and politics, each of these essays suggests more satisfactory ways of approaching the complex nature of these dynamic phenomena. They explore the role of traditional religious values, symbols, affiliations, and/or leaders in dealing with contemporary sociopolitical realities, analyzing the way in which religious traditions help shape the understanding and meaning of contemporary political realities and how they are reinterpreted and used to accomplish political and religious goals.

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Anthropology and Political Science

A Convergent Approach

By: Myron J. Aronoff,Jan Kubik

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Anthropology and Political Science

A Convergent Approach

By: Myron J. Aronoff,Jan Kubik

What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Focusing on the influence of anthropology on political science, the book examines the basic assumptions the practitioners of each discipline make about the nature of social and political reality, compares some of the key concepts each field employs, and provides an extensive review of the basic methods of research that "bridge" both disciplines: ethnography and case study. Through ethnography (participant observation), reliance on extended case studies, and the use of "anthropological" concepts and sensibilities, a greater understanding of some of the most challenging issues of the day can be gained. For example, political anthropology challenges the illusion of the "autonomy of the political" assumed by political science to characterize so-called modern societies. Several chapters include a cross-disciplinary analysis of key concepts and issues: political culture, political ritual, the politics of collective identity, democratization in divided societies, conflict resolution, civil society, and the politics of post-Communist transformations.

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Power and Ritual in the Israel Labor Party: A Study in Political Anthropology

A Study in Political Anthropology

By: Myron J. Aronoff

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Power and Ritual in the Israel Labor Party: A Study in Political Anthropology

A Study in Political Anthropology

By: Myron J. Aronoff

An anthropological study of a major national political party - one which dominated Israeli politics for nearly five decades and was returned to office in summer 1992. The analysis focuses on the relationship between culture and politics to explain the crucial role the Labour Party has played.

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Israeli Visions and Divisions

By: Myron J. Arnoff

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Israeli Visions and Divisions

By: Myron J. Arnoff

This finely etched, on-site work examines the relationships between the changing political system and political culture in Israel, with particular focus on the decade of the 1980s. Written by a scholar equally at home in the United States and in Israel, and intellectually equally at home in political science and anthropology, Israeli Visions and Divisions is a fundamental contribution to a literature long on passion and short on reason, which perhaps is an academic reflection of social life in this deeply troubled land.Aronoff starts from the belief that the basic conflicting and even contradictory interpretations over what should be the exact character of Israel as a Jewish state continues to be the source of the most serious division among Jews within contemporary Israel. As a consequence, consensus politics yields to coalition politics; and prospects for a future consensus are dim. Conflict among Jewish political and religious groups, and between Jews and Arabs, is aggravated by the uses of Zionist symbolism in a fragmented political culture.This is a serious critique made from a sympathetic quarter. Aronoff suggests that the Israeli political system is undergoing a crisis of political legitimacy, exemplified by the rise of extraparliamentary movements. The parliamentary system accentuates' these divisions by making every minor tradition and vision part of the legislative and executive processes.Israeli Visions and Divisions is not a pessimistic reading. The author is convinced that the way is open for a move away from particularism and tribalism, and toward a new universalism and humanism. The old policies have proven bankrupt, and th,e old ideologies have lost their salience. The book is rich in detail and profound in outlook. It will be greeted by those interested in new policies as well as by students of the Middle East who hope to piece together what has gone awry in the land of milk and honey.

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1351309862

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The frailty of authority

By: Myron Joel Aronoff

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The frailty of authority

By: Myron Joel Aronoff

The Frailty of Authority explores the social, economic, cultural, and historical forces that shape and constrain the common worldviews that give ideological legitimacy to collectivities ranging from dynastic American families to Communist party cadres in China. The Frailty of Authority is the fifth consecutive volume in the series, Political Anthropology. It offers original analyses in a pioneering, multidisciplinary field concerned with understanding political man. Articles cover a wide range of theoretical, conceptual, and methodological approaches in exploring the complex inter-relationships among socioeconomic, cultural, and political phenomena.

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Anthropology and Political Science

A Convergent Approach

By: Myron J. Aronoff,Jan Kubik

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A Convergent Approach

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Israeli Visions and Divisions

Cultural Change and Political Conflict

By: Myron Joel Aronoff

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Israeli Visions and Divisions

Cultural Change and Political Conflict

By: Myron Joel Aronoff

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. The Role of Dominance: Labor and the Likud -- 2. Political Polarization -- 3. The Manipulation of Political Culture under the Likud -- 4. The Revitalization of Political Culture: Gush Emunim -- 5. Protests for Peace: Peace Now and Two Smaller Peace Movements -- 6. Interpreting Israeli Political Culture -- Epilogue -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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Book's by Myron J. Aronoff

Religion and Politics

Religion and Politics

Religion and Politics

Religion and Politics

Anthropology and Political Science

Anthropology and Political Science

Power and Ritual in the Israel Labor Party: A Study in Political Anthropology

Power and Ritual in the Israel Labor Party: A Study in Political Anthropology

Israeli Visions and Divisions

Israeli Visions and Divisions

The frailty of authority

The frailty of authority

Anthropology and Political Science

Anthropology and Political Science

Israeli Visions and Divisions

Israeli Visions and Divisions

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