The place of the Mediterranean in modern Israeli identity / by Alexandra Nocke.

• Superior document: Jewish identities in a changing world, v. 11
• Author: Nocke, Alexandra.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish identities in a changing world ; v. 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Prologue: Israel And I /; Toward The Sea: An Approach /; Chapter One. Introduction: Point Of Departure /; Chapter Two. Tracing Yam Tikhoniut In Contemporary Israel /; Chapter Three. Mapping Yam Tikhoniut /; Chapter Four. Perceptions Of The Mediterranean Region /; Mediterraneanism Is Taking Shape—An Outlook /; Appendix /; Glossary /; Bibliography /; Index (Place Names, Organizations/Institutions,And Persons) /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-274) and index.
• ISBN: 1282602764; 9786612602764; 9047426711
• ISSN: 1570-7997
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Alexandra Nocke.

While early Zionists envisioned the Jewish state as an outpost of Europe in the Middle East, modern Israel is—geographically speaking—located in Asia and incorporates elements from both “Orient and Occident.” This book sheds light on how the Mediterranean region, its history, traditions, climate, and attitudes have shaped Israeli lived experience and consciousness. It offers new perspectives on the evolving phenomenon of Yam Tikhoniut (hebr. Mediterraneanism), which centers around the longing to find a \'natural\' place in order that Israel be accommodated in the region, both culturally and politically. This book explores Mediterraneanism as reflected in popular music, literature, architecture, and daily life and analyzes the ways in which the notion comprises cultural identity, societal concepts, and political realities. This book is also available in paperback.