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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275958388
ISBN-139780275958381
eBay Product ID (ePID)308963
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameCrisis in the Israeli Kibbutz : Meeting the Challenge of Changing Times
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Jewish Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorUriel Leviatan, Hugh Oliver, Jack Quarter
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-026902
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal307.77/6/095694
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Kibbutz in Crisis by Uriel Leviatan, Jack Quarter, and Hugh Oliver Kibbutz Demography by Stanley Maron Winds of Change by Shlomo Getz Work in the Kibbutz by Menachem Rosner Organization in Kibbutz Industry by Michal Palgi The Changing Identity of Kibbutz Education by Yechezkel Dar Attitudes of Parents toward Their Own Role and That of the Caregiver in Two Sleeping Arrangements for Kibbutz Children by Ronit Plotnik Second and Third Generations in Kibbutzim--Is the Survival of the Kibbutz Society Threatened? by Uriel Leviatan The Governmental System of the Kibbutz by Avraham Pavin Women in the Changing Kibbutz by Gila Adar Individual Needs and Public Distribution in the Kibbutz by Yaakov Gluck Aging--the Kibbutz Experience by Uriel Leviatan Inter-Kibbutz Organizations and Cooperatives by Daniel Rosolio Summary and Conclusions by Uriel Leviatan, Jack Quarter, and Hugh Oliver References Index
SynopsisWithin the last decade, the kibbutzim of Israel have experienced a fundamental transformation that poses challenges to their values of collectivism and solidarity. This collection by leading scholars of the kibbutz not only updates knowledge of this innovative society, but also draws parallels to changes occurring in the West. Kibbutz society is currently experiencing major change. Economic crises that erupted ten years ago have transferred into major social and ideological crises. The underlying debate is about what values should govern kibbutzim, as collectivism and altruism clash with individual and egocentric values in offering policies and directions for the future of the kibbutz society. An important result of the changes is the irrelevance of much past research about kibbutzim. This book updates that research. With chapters by leading scholars of the kibbutz, this book not only updates knowledge of this innovative society, but also draws parallels to changes occurring in the West. This collection will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of the kibbutz and the cooperative phenomenon, and those interested in alternative approaches to aging, education, management, and women's studies.