From Schlemiel to Sabra
Zionist Masculinity and Palestinian Hebrew Literature
In From Schlemiel to Sabra Philip Hollander examines how masculine ideals and images of the New Hebrew man shaped the Israeli state. In this innovative book, Hollander uncovers the complex relationship that Jews had with masculinity, interrogating narratives depicting masculinity in the new state as a transition from weak, feminized schlemiels to robust, muscular, and rugged Israelis. Turning to key literary texts by S. Y. Agnon, Y. H. Brenner, L. A. Arieli, and Aharon Reuveni, Hollander reveals how gender and sexuality were intertwined to promote a specific Zionist political agenda. A Zionist masculinity grounded in military prowess could no…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-04207-1
- EAN: 9780253042071
- Produktnummer: 31490915
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 270 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'660 KB
- Abbildungen: 10 b&w illus.
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Philip Hollander
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