The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn onÂ Zionism, the movement behind its creation, toÂ provide a sense of self and political direction. In thisÂ groundbreaking new work, Ilan Pappe looks at theÂ continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of IsraelÂ considers the way Zionism operates outside of theÂ government and military in areas such as the countryâ€™sÂ education system, media, and cinema, and theÂ uses that are made of the Holocaust in supportingÂ the stateâ€™s ideological structure.

In particular, Pappe examines the way successiveÂ generations of historians have framed the
1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating aÂ foundation myth that went unquestioned in IsraeliÂ society until the 1990s. Pappe himself was part ofÂ the post-Zionist movement that arose then. He wasÂ attacked and received death threats as he exposedÂ the truth about how Palestinians have been treatedÂ and the gruesome structure that links the productionÂ of knowledge to the exercise of power. The IdeaÂ of Israel is a powerful and urgent intervention in theÂ war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, ofÂ the Palestinianâ€“Israeli conflict.
Country USA
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-02-04
EANs 9781844678563

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