Coming Home by Nelly Elias
Coming Home provides an extraordinary glimpse into the social and cultural integration of a unique category of immigrants--the returning Diaspora. During the 1990s Russian-speaking Jews and Germans returned to their respective historic homelands. Nelly Elias explores the social and cultural adaptation of these two groups by focusing on the roles played by their native language--Russian--and the language used by the media of each country. Based on one hundred in-depth interviews conducted with immigrants now living in both Israel and Germany, Coming Home considers media use to be an inseparable part of an immigrant's adaptation strategy, simultaneously reflecting construction of a new social and cultural identity while also preserving their original cultural identities.-
Jewish Fundamentalism and the Temple Mount
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The Israeli State and Society
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The Politics of Regime Structure Reform in Democracies
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The Elections in Israel 1996
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Kibbutzniks in the Diaspora
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Israeli Planners and Designers
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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, and Change
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Conscience at War
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Professionals against Populism
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Utopia in Zion
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Israel
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Israel and the Peace Process 1977-1982
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Education, Empowerment, and Control
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Critical Essays on Israeli Social Issues and Scholarship
"…This is a timely book that focuses on the dynamic yet very little researched relationship between the mass media and migrants while offering a comparative lens through which to view two immigrant communities … Elias' expert comparative study reveals that the structural, ideological and cultural circumstances in the two countries and the two groups underscore the similar roles played by the media in conditioning both the migrants' consumption and their integration into the host societies" — Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
"…an important source of information and research analysis." — Qualitative Sociology Review
"This book provides a fascinating comparison of two ethnic groups, their return to their respective homelands, and their experience of adjustment to these new countries. It shows how media consumption is involved in both retaining Russian culture and getting involved with the culture, language, and outlook of the host society." — Steven J. Gold, author of The Israeli Diaspora
Nelly Elias is Lecturer in Mass Communications at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791474969 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791474968 |
| Title | Coming Home |
| Author | Nelly Elias |
| Series | Suny Series In Israeli Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2009-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 187 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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