The Arabs and the Holocaust

The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives

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Gilbert Achcar

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The Arab-Israeli conflict goes far beyond the wars waged on Middle East battlefields. There is also a war of narratives revolving around the two defining traumas of the conflict: the Holocaust and the Nakba. One side is charged with Holocaust denial, the other with exploiting a tragedy while denying the tragedies of others. In this path-breaking book, political scientist Gilbert Achcar explores these conflicting narratives and considers their role in today's Middle East dispute. He analyzes the various Arab responses to the Holocaust, from the earliest intimations of the genocide, through the creation of Israel and the occupation of Palestine, and up to our own time, critically assessing the political and historical context for these responses. Achcar offers a unique ideological mapping of the Arab world, in the process defusing an international propaganda war that has become a major stumbling block in the path of Arab-Western understanding.

Author Biography:

Gilbert Achcar is Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the co-author of Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy Dailogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice (with Noam Chomsky).

Release date NZ

June 2nd, 2011

Author

Gilbert Achcar

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

401

ISBN-13

9780863564581

Product ID

10405903

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