Noy / Cohen Israeli Backpackers

From Tourism to Rite of Passage
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8300-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in Israeli Studies

Examines the backpacking trip usually taken by Israeli youth following military service.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noy, Chaim

Cohen, Erik

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Backpacking as a Rite of Passage in Israel
Chaim Noy and Erik Cohen
1. Next Year in Kathmandu: Israeli Backpackers and the Formation of a New Israeli Identity
Ayana Shira Haviv
2. “Traveling Cultures”: Israeli Backpackers, Deterritorialization, and Reconstruction of Home
Lisa Anteby-Yemini, Keren Bazini, Irit Gerstein, and Gali Kling
3. Israeli Backpackers: Narrative, Interpersonal Communication, and Social Construction
Chaim Noy
4. Young Adult Israeli Backpackers in India
Darya Maoz
5. Young Israelis’ Long Trip Abroad, Backpacking in Asia and “Dwelling-Tourism” in Japan
Dalit Bloch-Tzemach
6. In Search of the Beautiful Land of Israel: Israeli Youth Voyages to Poland
Jackie Feldman
Conclusion: The Backpackers and Israeli Society
Erik Cohen and Chaim Noy
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chaim Noy teaches in the Department of Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Erik Cohen is George S. Wise Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is the author of many books, including Contemporary Tourism: Diversity and Change.