| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 321 pages) : illustrations |
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Palgrave studies in languages at war |
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Palgrave studies in languages at war.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Arabic and security in Israel -- 1. Rooting security in Arabic soil: when Zionism met Arabic -- From the Arabic of Ibn Maymn to that of Unit 8200 -- Between three conquests: labour, land, and language -- The question of Arabic and language -- The question of Arabic -- 2. Whose language is it, anyway? Arabic in Israeli-Jewish schools, 1948-1967 -- Arabic language in a new country -- Teaching hottentot on the moon: Arabic in the Israeli education system -- A sentiment-free Arabic: the creation of Oriental classes -- Recruiting Arabic to war: the 1967 and 1973 wars' influence on Arabic studies in Israeli-Jewish schools -- The Israeli-Jewish school system: in the aftermath of the 1967 War -- The 1973 War: the catastrophe of Israeli Arabists and its aftermath -- Arabic studies following the 1973 War -- The disappearance of Arab-Jews -- 4. Israel's army of Arabists: 1976 and beyond -- A lifelong journey: the Ministry of Education and military intelligence -- The 1986 meetings: changing the face of Arabic? -- Mission accomplished: the creation of Shifat -- Arabic in the 1990s and beyond: Shifat and its aftermath -- 5. Givʻat Ḥavivah and Ulpan ʻAkiva: Arabic studies independent of the Ministry of Education -- The securitised side of peace -- Recruiting ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz al-Zuʻbī: Arabic studies at givat-Avivah -- Arabic as a bridgehead: Ulpan-Akiva and Arabic studies |
| Summary |
This book sheds light on the ways in which the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction in Jewish-Israeli society. It explores how 'Israeli Arabic' has been constructed by means of a closed network of Jewish-Israeli actors focused on political and security considerations rather than on a desire for open communication. The book argues that 'Israeli Arabic' has evolved as a silent, passive language that gave its users a limited set of language skills, especially decoding texts, with an emphasis on newspapers. This has enabled its students to observe the Arab world but not to interact with Arab people in general and the Palestinian citizens of Israel more particularly. The interdisciplinary nature of the book gives a unique perspective on Jewish-Israeli society and its production and reproduction of knowledge in the field of Arabic, and would therefore be of great interest to academics and researchers on security and Middle Eastern studies as well as those specialising in language and linguistics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arabic language -- Israel
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Arabic language -- Study and teaching -- Israel
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Arabic language -- Political aspects -- Israel
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
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Arabic language
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Arabic language -- Political aspects
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Arabic language -- Study and teaching
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Israel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014024401 |
| ISBN |
9781137337375 |
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1137337370 |
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9781322169330 |
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1322169330 |
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