A major new history of Zionism and Israel, by the renowned author of Ten Myths About Israel.
In this groundbreaking work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of Israel considers 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.
The Idea of Israel is a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian–Israeli conflict.
Reviews:
"Ilan Pappe is Israel’s bravest, most principled, most incisive historian." John Pilger
"One of the most prominent Israeli political dissidents living in exile … He is also one of the few Israeli students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy." Avi Shlaim, Guardian
About the author
Ilan Pappe was born and raised in Israel. Pappe is an Israeli historian and social activist having done his PhD at Oxford University. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.
Author: Ilan Pappe
Format: Paperback
Pages: 340
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1786630193
