The Place of the Mediterranean in Modern Israeli Identity (paperback)
Biographical note
Alexandra Nocke, Ph.D. in Jewish Studies (2008), Potsdam University, is an independent curator and researcher in Cultural Studies. Her major fields of interest include contemporary Israeli society, culture, and art, with a special focus on photography.
Readership
A valuable resource for all those interested in Mediterranean Studies as well as contemporary Israeli issues of identity formation, the spatial dimension of Israeli existence, and the specific development of a place-bound identity and culture.
Reviews
"Alexandra Nocke has done an exemplary job in her encounter with the question of Israel’s Mediterranean identity. This profound and wide-reaching research explores the question from every possible angle. Israel’s Mediterranean identity is, to my mind, the key to its future in the region. [...] This excellent book is highly recommended to anyone who is anxious about the fate of Israel." -- A. B. Yehoshua
Table of contents
Prologue: Israel and I
Toward the Sea: An Approach
1. Introduction: Point of Departure
2. Tracing Yam Tikhoniut in Contemporary Israel
3. Mapping Yam Tikhoniut
4. Perceptions of the Mediterranean Region
Mediterraneanism is Taking Shape—An Outlook
Toward the Sea: An Approach
1. Introduction: Point of Departure
2. Tracing Yam Tikhoniut in Contemporary Israel
3. Mapping Yam Tikhoniut
4. Perceptions of the Mediterranean Region
Mediterraneanism is Taking Shape—An Outlook
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