Author: SWIRSKI, SHLOMO
Title: Israel - the Oriental Majority
Description: London: Zed Books, 1989. First English Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0862326656. "Examines the fate of the oriental Jewish community in Israel, documenting how they were cast into their present role as Israel's 'blacks', despite their antecedents as part of the elite in Arab countries." - back cover. "A striking scientific and literary achievement.' - Asher Idan. 'One of the most important books to have appeared in the last decade. Despite its sociological subject it has considerable literary value.' - Dan Omer. Swirski is "one of the most influential people in the struggle for social justice in Israel. Although he was kept out of academia, perhaps it was for the better. Who knows how much we would have lost had he wasted his days trying to sneak an article into the American Journal of Sociology." - 972 Magazine, 11 May 2013. 148 pages. Index. Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Gentle toning to periphery of contents. A sound example.; 8vo. Good .

Keywords: 0862326656 Sephardic Life Ashekenazi Mizrachi Relations Jews Discrimination Religion Judaica