Emotions of Conflict, Israel 1949-1967

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvOrit Rozin,Orit (Associate Professor in the Department of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University) Rozin

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In its early decades, Israel's citizens had to cope not only with security challenges, but also with the emotional burden that accompanied them. The book unpacks the history of citizens' emotions-an analysis of the reports about how they felt and of the emotional regime-the emotional repertoire designed by political leaders and cultural agents wishing to mold the feelings of Israeli citizens. Policymakers-Prime Minister and Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion first and foremost-sought to fortify the spirits of Israelis and to inculcate an emotional regime that would rise to the challenges of the new frontier state. This emotional regime imbued Israelis with a sense of moral rectitude and equipped them with tools to manage their fears. Most significantly, it met the human need for existential meaning in times of crisis, meaning that is essential for overcoming the fear of impending death. However, the effort to inculcate the emotional norms was Sisyphean and failed at times. The perspective of the history of emotions leads to hitherto untapped and nuanced insights about the weaknesses and strengths of Israelis, and reveals new connections between identity, morality, state-sanctioned violence, politics, and law, along with a new understanding of the motivations behind policymakers' decisions.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-06-20
Mått163 x 242 x 24 mm
Vikt652 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198890348
UtmärkelserWinner, 2025 EAIS Academic Award

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Dr. Orit Rozin is Associate Professor in the Department of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. Her research interests span the social, legal, and cultural history of modern Israel. Rozin has published on Israeli citizenship, legislation and jurisprudence, immigration, gender issues, family life and food history. Most recently she has published articles assessing Israel's political and security challenges from the perspective of the history of emotions. In 2020 she was a Starr Fellow at Harvard University. During her career she served as visiting scholar and visiting professor at universities in the United States, Canada, India and Germany.

IntroductionPART ONE - THE 1950S1: INFILTRATION AND THE MAKING OF ISRAEL'S EMOTIONAL REGIME IN THE STATE'S EARLY YEARS2: ANGER AND THE THIRST FOR REVENGE: REPRISAL OPERATIONS AND THE LAW3: FROM FEAR TO SOLIDARITY AND ELATION: THE RESPONSE TO THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN-EGYPTIAN ARMS DEALPART TWO - THE 1960S4: - ISRAELI BORDER KIBBUTZIM IN THE SHADOW OF SYRIAN ARTILLERY5: THE ENEMY WITHIN: ARAB CITIZENS IN ISRAEL6: ISRAEL AT

Emotions of Conflict offers profound insights into Israel's formative years while illuminatingthe emotional undercurrents of contemporary Israeli society and the broader challenges of managing fear in modern democracies. The book stands out as both a vital contribution to the still limited scholarship on emotions in Israel and a compelling intervention in the extensive literature on the country's diplomatic and military history.