The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge by Ilan Pappe (English) Pap

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A major new history of Zionism and Israel, by the renowned author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.

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In this groundbreaking work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of Israel considers the way Zionism operates outside of the government and military in areas such as the country's education system, media, and cinema. In particular, Pappe examines the way successive generations of historians have framed the 1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating a foundation myth that went unquestioned in Israeli society until the 1990s.The Idea of Israel is a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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A major new history of Zionism and Israel, by the renowned author of The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine. 'Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian' John Pilger

Author Biography

Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He writes for, among others, the Guardian and the London Review of Books.

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Papa's book explores is whether Zionism as the cornerstone of Israel has in fact been manipulated by the state and institutions such as universities and the media to provide a justification for the reality on the ground. The book comes at an interesting time for Israel and its neighbours. John Kerry's peace process refuses to die, despite elements on both sides seemingly united only in their opposition to it, and realities in a turbulent Middle East mean that Israel and traditional foes, especially those in the Persian Gulf, find themselves in rare agreement, especially in relation to the thorny issues of Syria and a nuclear Iran. * Independent *Ilan Pappé is a scholar and a pro-Palestinian political activist. He is one of the most prominent Israeli political dissidents living in exile, having moved from the University of Haifa to the University of Exeter. He is also one of the few Israeli students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy. Pappé places Zionism under an uncompromising lens. The Idea of Israel is not a history book but a close study of the role of Zionist ideology in the making of modern Israel and of the continuing relevance of this ideology today in politics, the education system, the media, the cinema and Ashkenazi-Sephardi relations. -- Avi Shlaim * Guardian *Along with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history. * New Statesman *Even those who are familiar are likely to find Pappé's elegantly narrated account useful and stimulating... An excellent overview of the Israeli field of knowledge production and its relationship to the making of (the idea of) Israel. -- Gil Hochberg * Journal of Palestine Studies *Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian. * John Pilger *An angry, polemical, eloquent, and often mordantlywitty book. [an] uncompromising rebuttal of the foundation myths on whichIsraeli historiography has been based -- David Goldberg, * Jewish Quarterly *An essential read for anyone trying to understand the politics and history of the Middle East. * Frontline *

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A major new history of Zionism and Israel, by the renowned author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

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"Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian."-John Pilger "An essential read for anyone trying to understand the politics and history of the Middle East."- Frontline "Along with Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history."- New Statesman

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A major new history of Zionism and Israel, by the renowned author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Details ISBN1784782017 Author Ilan Pappe Short Title IDEA OF ISRAEL Language English ISBN-10 1784782017 ISBN-13 9781784782016 Media Book Format Paperback Residence IS Imprint Verso Books Subtitle A History of Power and Knowledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation University of Haifa, Israel University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK Pages 288 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-01-05 Illustrations none NZ Release Date 2016-01-05 UK Release Date 2016-01-05 Publisher Verso Books DEWEY 956.9405 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-01-03 We've got this

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