
Turbulent Times by Keith Kahn-Harris
This is a compelling discussion of transformations within British Jewry in the recent times. The first study of contemporary British Jewry since the 1970s, "Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today" examines the changing nature of the British Jewish community and its leadership since 1990. Keith Kahn-Harris and Ben Gidley contend that there has been a shift within Jewish communal discourse from a strategy of security, which emphasized Anglo-Jewry's secure British belonging and citizenship, to a strategy of insecurity, which emphasizes the dangers and threats Jews face individually and communally. Addressing key questions on the transitions in the history of Anglo-Jewish community and leadership, and tackling the concept of the new anti-Semitism, this important and timely study addresses the question: how has UK Jewry adapted from a shift from monoculturalism to multiculturalism?
"There is a paradox at the centre of Jewish life in modern BritainOn the one hand Jews are arguably the most successfully integrated ethnic minority in Britain today. On the other, they feel marginalized and - still - unwelcome. Drs. Kahn-Harris and Gidley offer us the first scholarly dissection of this paradox. Their conclusions - based on the exhaustive examination of written and oral sources - will surprise many. But these conclusions could also offer the blueprint for a renewed engagement between Britain's Jews and the British state." - Geoffrey Alderman, Michael Gross Professor of Politics & Contemporary History, University of Buckingham, UK
'Turbulent Times is probing and revelatory, offering exactly the kind of self-reflection any minority community needs in order to understand itself and consider its future. Turbulent Times is an important contribution to a much-needed debate.' -- Jewish Quarterly
The study provides a wealth of information on an important topic. -- Jewish Book World
A book well worth reading! -- Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
'Turbulent Times is probing and revelatory, offering exactly the kind of self-reflection any minority community needs in order to understand itself and consider its future. Turbulent Times is an important contribution to a much-needed debate.' -- Jewish Quarterly
The study provides a wealth of information on an important topic. -- Jewish Book World
A book well worth reading! -- Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
Ben Gidley is Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. Keith Kahn-Harris is Research Associate at the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.
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ISBN 13 | 9781847144768 |
ISBN 10 | 1847144764 |
Title | Turbulent Times |
Author | Keith Kahn-Harris |
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Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Year published | 2010-07-22 |
Number of pages | 248 |
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