Seeking Mandela: Peacemaking Between Israelis and Palestinians Contributor(s): Adam, Heribert (Author), Moodley, Kogila (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844721302 ISBN-13: 9781844721306 Publisher: UCL Press OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Middle East - General |
Dewey: 956.053 |
Physical Information: 246 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The ongoing violence, despair and apparent paralysis in Israel/Palestine resemble a similar gloomy mood in South Africa during the late 1980s. Analogies with the South African case are increasingly applied to Israel/Palestine for two different purposes: to showcase South Africa as a model for a negotiated settlement and to label Israel a 'colonial settler state' that should be confronted with similar strategies (sanctions, boycott) as applied against the apartheid regime. Heribert Adam and Kogila Moodley show that both assumptions are problematic, because of the different historical and socio-political contexts. Peace-making resulted in an inclusive democracy in South Africa, while territorial separation in two states is widely hailed as the solution in Israel/Palestine. Adam and Moodley speculate on what would have happened in the Middle East had there been what they call 'a Palestinian Mandela' providing unifying moral and strategic leadership in the ethnic conflict. Unresolved issues in comparative politics and practical questions for conflict resolution can be clarified from the real-life laboratories of Israel and South Africa. A timely, relevant look at the issues of a polarized struggle, Seeking Mandela is an original comparison of South Africa and Israel, as well as an important critique of contemporary peace-making strategies. |