Becoming Israeli : national ideals and everyday life in the 1950s /

Helman, Anat,

Becoming Israeli : national ideals and everyday life in the 1950s / Anat Helman. - Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, an imprint of University Press of New England, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages). - Schusterman series in Israel studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introducing Israel in white -- The language of the melting pot -- The humorous side of rationing -- "A people in uniform" -- Taking the bus -- Going to the movies -- The communal dining hall -- Informality, straightforwardness, and rudeness.

A fresh and lively assessment of the pleasures and hardships of daily life in Israel during the 1950s.



9781611685589 9781306945110

2021693128


National characteristics, Israeli.


Electronic Books.

DS113 / .B436 2014