{"product_id":"the-idea-of-israel-a-history-of-power-and-knowledge-ilan-pappe","title":"The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge – Ilan Pappe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable with shipping in the US\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand UK only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsiders 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdea of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian–Israeli conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"c-product-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003ePappe'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. –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eIlan 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.–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003eAvi Shlaim\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eAlong with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history. – \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eEven 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. – \u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003eGil Hochberg\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eIsrael's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian. –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Pilger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eAn angry, polemical, eloquent, and often mordantly witty book… [an] uncompromising rebuttal of the foundation myths on which Israeli historiography has been based. –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003eDavid Goldberg,\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003eAn essential read for anyone trying to understand the politics and history of the Middle East. –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccite\u003ePaperback \/ 288 pages \/ January 2016 \/ ISBN 9781784782016\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55920597336137,"sku":"xkn1787265913564","price":26.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/7185\/7993\/files\/the-idea-of-israel-a-history-of-power-and-knowledge-ilan-pappe_1.webp?v=1787265918","url":"https:\/\/streetclad.shop\/products\/the-idea-of-israel-a-history-of-power-and-knowledge-ilan-pappe","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}