Israeli Backpackers

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Description

In the period after their military service, Jewish Israeli youth customarily embark on a unique touristic practice: the backpacking trip. Combining sociological, anthropological, and psychological research—based on innovative fieldwork conducted with Israeli backpackers in Israel and abroad—this book depicts the complex relationship between the traveling youth and their society of origin. Via a perspective the editors term "outside-in," we learn how social and cultural tensions and tenets, identities, fantasies, and preoccupations are acted out within a symbolic, touristic space by scores of Israeli youth.

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

Sujets

• Sociology
• Israel
• History of the Middle East

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791483008
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Israeli Backpackers

SUNY series in Israeli Studies

Russell Stone, editor

Israeli Backpackers and their Society

A View from Afar

Edited by Chaim Noy and Erik Cohen

State University of New York Press

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

© 2005 State University of New York All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Israeli backpackers : from tourism to rite of passage / edited by Chaim Noy and Erik Cohen. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Israeli studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0791464970 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Backpacking—Social aspects. 2. Youth—Israel—Social life and customs. I. Noy, Chaim, 1968– II. Cohen, Erik. III. Series.

GV199.6.I77 2005 796.51089924—dc22

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Contents

Introduction: Backpacking as a Rite of Passage in Israel Chaim Noy and Erik Cohen Preamble Background: Backpacking in Contemporary Society The Israeli Context:Tarmila’ut A Cultural Rite of Passage The Historical Development of Israeli Backpacking The Drifters of the Seventies Backpacking and Military Service From Sites to Enclaves The Enclave Out There Ambivalence toward the Enclave The Enclave as Frontier Contemporary Backpacking Sites and Routes Sites in the Homeland Routes and Sites Abroad Sites in Asia and the Pacific Sites in South and Central America Categories and Subcultures of Israeli Backpackers Categories Collective versus Individual Backpacking Ethnic and Socioeconomic Background Variations of Military Service Prior to the Trip Religious Background

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Age Cohorts Gender Backpacking in Asia versus South and Central America Subcultures Kovshim(conquerors) versusMitnahalim(settlers) Karhanim or Manali versus Issta’im “The Wave”—Itineraries and Sites among South AmericanMochileros Contrasting Modes of the Quest for Identity among Israeli Youth Tourists The Backpackers and their Researchers Review of the Contributions to the Volume Notes References

Next Year in Kathmandu: Israeli Backpackers and the Formation of a New Israeli Identity

Ayana Shira Haviv

Introduction A Note on Methods A New Identity “Heart of Darkness”: The Older Generation’s View of the Backpackers “A Case of Israeliitis”: The Israeli Backpacker Stereotype “Out of the Pressure Cooker”: Escape from Israeli Society and Politics “Where Do We Eat Lunch Today?”: Freedom and the Extension of Youth “If My Parents Knew …”: Rebellion against Authority “The Kosher Banana Pancake Trail”: Conformity with the Israeli Youth Culture Movement “I Don’t Have to Start from Nothing”: Jewish Religious Services on the Trip “It Was Like My Real Self Coming Out”: Individualism and SelfDiscovery “The Only Country Where We Have Ever Felt Rich Is India”: Leisure and Consumption “Now We Do Drugs and Make Parties”: Drugs, “FullMoon Parties,” Trance Music, and Consumption in the Third World

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“Untouched by Western Culture”: Othering the “East” “That Something in the Air”: Spirituality and Antimaterialism Conclusion Notes References Primary Sources Web Sites for Israeli Backpackers Secondary Sources

“Traveling Cultures”: Israeli Backpackers, Deterritorialization, and Reconstruction of Home Lisa AntebyYemini, Keren Bazini, Irit Gerstein, and Gali Kling Introduction Methodology Homing Devices: Recreating Israeli Locality Israeli Backpackers’ “Home Territories” Making a Foreign Space into an Israeli Place A Global Home Building an Israeli Community Communication Networks and Information Exchange Endosociality and Communitas Maintaining Cultural Identity Abroad Reproducing Israeliness Erecting the Community’s Borders Conclusion Notes References

Israeli Backpackers: Narrative, Interpersonal Communication, and Social Construction Chaim Noy Introduction Narrating Backpacking: From Communication to Storytelling Narrative Identity: Storytelling Experience Interviewing Israeli Backpackers A Story’s Cycle: The Story of the Journey and the Journey of the Story

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The Origin of the Story and the Beginning of the Trip: Listening to the Stories of Veteran Backpackers 122 Excursion Narratives 127 The Reiteration of the Stories and the Conclusion of the Trip: Narrating Stories and Narrative Rites 131 Backpackers’ Preference for Oral Narrative: Informality, Recency and Reliability 135 Alternative Guidebooks and Lectures 136 Informality and Spontaneity 139 Recency 140 Reliability or Trustworthiness 141 Israeli Stories of a Rite of Passage 142 The Dugri Style of Communication and Storytelling 143 Informal Interpersonal Communication 145 Informal Interpersonal Storytelling 146 Conclusion 148 Notes 151 References 152

Young Adult Israeli Backpackers in India Darya Maoz Introduction Young Adulthood Characteristics The AgeThirty Transition Stage Backpacking by Young Adults Backpackers in this Study: Socioeconomic Background The Timing of the Journey Prior to the Journey The Timing of the Journey and Its Aftermath Motivations for the Journey Alienation from Israeli Society Slacking Off while Amassing Energy for the Future Deferring Decisions versus Making Decisions from Afar Fear of the Future and of Adulthood The “Settlers” The “Conquerors” and the “Manalis” Conclusion Notes References

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Young Israelis’ Long Trip Abroad, Backpacking in Asia and “DwellingTourism” in Japan Dalit BlochTzemach Introduction Methodology Background: Backpacking Trip through Asia and the “Trip” in Japan DwellingTourism: A Working Definition Traveling versus Dwelling Change versus Routine Feelings of Belonging versus Feelings of “Strangehood” Instrumental versus Emotional Approaches to the Dwelling Experience DwellingTourism in Japan versus Backpacking in Asia 1. Backpacking as a GroupOriented Experience versus DwellingTourism as an Individual Experience 2. Backpacking in Asia and Work Stopovers in Japan as Masculine Experiences 3. “Feminine” Characteristics of DwellingTourism in Japan Conclusion Notes References

In Search of the Beautiful Land of Israel: Israeli Youth Voyages to Poland

Jackie Feldman

Pilgrimages to the Jewish Past/the Shoah The Cultural and Historical Context of the Poland Voyages Student Selection and Preparation The Shape of the Voyages: Constructing the Environmental Bubble Inside the Bubble: Expectations and Cognitive Dissonance The Appearance of the Site Students’ Expectations of the Sites Tour Guides’ Narrative Strategies The Elision of Significant Others: Poles and Diaspora Jews

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