The Kibbutz Between Dialogue and Dilemma

Community, Conflict, and Collective Thinking as Lived Practice

von Sibylle Heilbrunn, Muki Tsur

246 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The history of Israel’s kibbutzim is characterised by a series of dilemmas: equality versus efficiency, inclusion versus exclusion, and idealism versus pragmatism. While communities around the world are searching for alternatives to individualistic capitalism, the kibbutz offers something rare: the story of ordinary people building a just society over many generations. Kibbutz member Muki Tsur and sociologist Sibylle Heilbrunn don’t just write about community life, they practice it on paper. Through an open, unresolved, and often uncomfortable dialogue, they engage in a joint thought process devoted to the kibbutzim’s conflicts and dialogues, thus reflecting the kibbutz ethos.

• Reihe: Kultur und soziale Praxis
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie
• ISBN: 9783837678574
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2026
• Größe: 22.5 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: transcript