{"product_id":"image-and-reality-of-the-israel-palestine-conflict-paperback","title":"Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman G. Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most revealing study of the historical background of the conflict.\" --Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed critical examination of Zionism in Israel\/Palestine through a survey of dominant popular and scholarly images\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinkelstein opens this acclaimed study with a theoretical discussion of Zionism, locating it as a romantic form of nationalism that assumed the bankruptcy of liberal democracy. He goes on to look at the demographic origins of the Palestinians, with particular reference to the work of Joan Peters, and develops critiques of the influential studies of both Benny Morris and Anita Shapira. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReviewing the diplomatic history with Aban Eban's oeuvre as his foil, Finkelstein closes by demonstrating that the casting of Israel as the innocent victim of Arab aggression in the June 1967 and October 1973 wars is not supported by the documentary record. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition critically reexamines dominant popular and scholarly images in the light of the current failures of the peace process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman G. Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Nation on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ruth Bettina Birn), named a notable book for 1998 by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImage and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.18 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978563846445,"sku":"9781859844427","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UWsxRXVOc0kxTWpFTC9RbjMyRHQyQT09.webp?v=1775805838","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/image-and-reality-of-the-israel-palestine-conflict-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}