DE GAULLE, ISRAEL AND THE JEWS by Mead, Margaret ISBN 0765809257
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Translated from the French, this book allows us the opportunity to raise questions about de Gaulle and his policy in the Middle East. Was he anti-Semitic? What were his real attitudes and policies toward Israel, and how did they relate to his policies on the Middle East and international affairs?
Mead's study encapsulates all aspects of the Arapesh culture. She discusses betrothal and marriage customs, sexuality, gender roles, diet, religion, arts, agriculture, and rites of passage. In possibly a portent for the breakdown of traditional roles and beliefs in the latter part of the twentieth century, Mead discusses the purpose of rites of passage in maintaining societal values and social control. Rituals and ceremonies, she concludes, have the capacity of instilling and enforcing values in a society's youth - thereby aiding in the establishment of social order. Mead also discovered an interesting example of gender equality amongst the Arapesh: both male and female parents took an active role in raising their children. Furthermore, it
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[edit] Title
DE GAULLE, ISRAEL AND THE JEWS
[edit] Author
Mead, Margaret
[edit] ISBN
0765809257
[edit] Published
30/06/2002
[edit] Publisher
Transaction Publishers, U.S.
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
19.5 (GBP)
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19.3 (GBP)
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