The idea of Israel : a history of power and knowledge / Ilan Pappe.

Author/creator Pappé, Ilan
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Verso, 2014.
Descriptionvi, 346 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Zionism--History.
Jews--Israel. --History.
Post-Zionism.
Judaism and state--Israel.
Territory, National--Israel.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
Jewish-Arab relations.
Israel--History.
Israel--Politics and government.
Israel--Social conditions.
Israel--Ethnic relations.

Contents Introduction: debating the idea of Israel -- Pt. 1. The scholarly and fictional idea of Israel -- The 'objective' history of the land and the people -- The alien who became a terrorist: the Palestinian in Zionist thought -- The war of 1948 in word and image -- Pt. 2. Israel's post-Zionist moment -- The trailblazers -- Recognizing the Palestinian catastrophe: the 1948 war revisited -- The emergence of post-Zionist academia, 1990-2000 -- Touching the raw nerves of society: Holocaust memory in Israel -- The idea of Israel and the Arab Jews -- The post-Zionist cultural moment -- On the Post-Zionist stage and screen -- The triumph of neo-Zionism -- The neo-Zionist new historians -- Epilogue: brand Israel 2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781844678563
ISBN1844678563

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DS149 .P37 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold