| Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives Contributor(s): Achcar, Gilbert (Author), Goshgarian, G. M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0312569203 ISBN-13: 9780312569204 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Middle East - General - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Arab World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is no more inflammatory topic than the Arabs and the Holocaust--the phrase alone can occasion outrage. Political scientist Gilbert Achcar analyzes the various Arab responses to Nazism, from the earliest intimations of the genocide, through the creation of Israel and the destruction of Palestine and up to our own time, critically assessing the political and historical context for these responses and offering by the same token a unique ideological mapping of the Arab world. While challenging distortions of the historical record, Achcar makes no concessions to anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial. This pathbreaking, essential book provides a new basis for Arab-Israeli and Arab-Western understanding. |
Contributor Bio(s): Achcar, Gilbert: - Gilbert Achcar, who grew up in Beirut, has taught at the University of Paris-VIII and at the French-German Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin. He is currently professor of development studies and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Among his many books are The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of the New World Disorder and Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy, co-authored with Noam Chomsky. |