Any books or any other type of information on the different groups that make up Israeli Jews? Germans, Pale of Settlement, English, French, Kurdish, Persian, Morrocan, Yemeni etc. Their cultures and their norms, things like that. Something like Albions Seed but for Israel.
Looking for books that are considered to be the best on this topic. Whether it is the best argument for fundamentalism/biblical inerrancy or on the other end of the spectrum.
I am looking for movies or books that depict life in the Kibbutizim. The practical problems, the gender roles, the economic situation, the political and social dimensions, the ethnic backgrounds etc. What are the best works on this topic?
You hear a lot of talk about the petrodollar and the benefits it brings to the US. Is there consensus from economists on how political power can benefit their economy? Sanctions architecture, petrodollar, opening markets up for trade, supply chains, international reserve currency, etc.
Is this a well understood part of economics or is there much disagreement here? What have US policymakers been following since after WW2? Would the US still be an economic powerhouse able to project power around the world without these things?
I have heard things here and there and am interested in:
Baggara Arabs
Nile Arabs
Nubians and their initial resistance to Arab armies and how they still exist as a smaller group today
The comparatively late Islamization and Arabization of Sudan
Sudanese encounter with modernity, kind of like a modern history of the state
Ethnic and cultural relations to bordering countries (I believe Darfur has some connection to countries to the west?).
I am aware this is a lot and probably can't be covered by a single volume but I was wondering if there is anything out there. I'm mostly interested in the modern history but any books on any of these topics is fine.