Israel, Diaspora, and the Routes of National Belonging

In this first ethnographic account of North American diaspora Jews imagining and experiencing Israel, Habib blends anthropological, historical, and cultural studies theories together in an analysis of diaspora nationalism that has broad implications.

Jasmin Habib is Associate Professor in Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.

'Israel, Diaspora, and the Routes of National Belonging is an outstanding ethnography that clearly manifests the deep involvement and thinking of the author. From the standpoint of someone who has heard and felt both 'sides' of the story, Habib covers an intricate subject matter that everyone hears about but few can truly understand. As I progressed in the book I felt I was becoming at times a fellow traveller on the tours she so effectively describes.'