| Description |
xxx, 735 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Revised and updated"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
War : earth of brass -- Nationalisms : paradise lost -- Terrorism : the banality of evil -- Religious absolutism : Isaac and Ishmael -- The violent, craven Arab -- The violent, craven Jew -- The primitive, exotic Arab -- The alien, superior Jew -- Segregation and class -- Sexual fears and fantasies -- Mirrors of semitism -- The holocaust -- A mingling of cultures -- Fire in the desert -- Secret police in an open society -- Arab citizens of the Jewish state -- The sin of love -- The dream -- Epilogue : Climbing over the wall. |
| Summary |
The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental work, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, nationalism, and the failure of the peace process. |
| Subject |
Jewish-Arab relations.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Israel -- Ethnic relations.
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West Bank -- Ethnic relations.
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Gaza Strip -- Ethnic relations.
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National characteristics, Arab.
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National characteristics, Israeli.
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| ISBN |
9780553447514 (pbk.) |
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0553447513 (pbk.) |
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