'National mission': Biopolitics, non-Jewish immigration and Jewish conversion policy in contemporary Israel

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 737-756

  Kravel Tovi, Michal ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

biopolitics; Israel; national mission; non Jewish immigration; population policy; Religious conversion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; IMMIGRATION; NATION STATE; POPULATION POLICY; RELIGION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84860656759     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.588338     Document Type: Article

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