The Israeli mind: how the Israeli national character shapes our world
Israelis are bold and visionary, passionate and generous. But they can also be grandiose and self-absorbed. Emerging from the depths of Jewish history and the drama of the Zionist rebellion against it, they have a deeply conflicted identity. They are willing to sacrifice themselves for the collective, but also to sacrifice that very collective for a higher, and likely unattainable, ideal. Resolving these internal conflicts and coming to terms with the trauma of the Holocaust are imperative to Israel's survival as a nation and to the stability of the world.
Alon Gratch, a clinical psychologist whose family has lived in Israel for generations, is uniquely positioned to confront these issues. Like the Israeli psyche that Gratch details, The Israeli Mind is both intimate and universal. Intelligent and forthright, compassionate but sometimes maddening, it is an utterly compelling read. Drawing on a broad cultural and historical canvas, and weaving in the author's personal and professional experience, The Israeli Mind presents a provocative, first-hand portrait of the Israeli national character.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Influence
Group identity
Group identity -- Political aspects -- Israel
History
Identity
Influence
Jews
Jews -- Israel -- Identity
National characteristics, Israeli
National characteristics, Israeli -- Psychological aspects
National characteristics, Israeli -- Social aspects
Nonfiction
Political aspects
Political psychology
Politics
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
9781466882010
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title_full | The Israeli Mind How the Israeli National Character Shapes Our World The Israeli mind : how the Israeli national character shapes our world / Alon Gratch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_sub | how the Israeli national character shapes our world | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Arab-Israeli conflict Group identity History Identity Influence Jews National characteristics, Israeli Nonfiction Political aspects Political psychology Politics Psychological aspects Social aspects |