Occupied Minds

A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

How are Israelis able to see themselves as victims while victimising others?Israel's founders sought to create a nation of new Jews who would never again go meekly to the death camps. Yet Israel's strength has become synonymous with an oppression of the Palestinians that provokes anger throughout the Muslim world and beyond. Arthur Neslen explores the dynamics, distortions and incredible diversity of Israeli society. From the mouths of soldiers, settlers, sex workers and the victims of suicide attacks, Occupied Minds is the story of a national psyche that has become scarred by mental security barriers, emotional checkpoints and displaced outposts of of victimhood and aggression. It charts the evolution of a communal self-image based on cultural and religious values towards one formed around a single militaristic imperative: national security.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-20
Mått:150 x 205 x 19 mm
Vikt:401 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745323657

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Mer om författaren

Arthur Neslen was until recently the London correspondent for Aljazeera.net and the website's only Jewish journalist. He is author of Occupied Minds: A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche (Pluto, 2006). He writes for publications including the Guardian, the Independent, the Observer, the New Statesman and Private Eye.

Recensioner i media

'A fascinating journey through the Israeli Jewish psyche in its multiple manifestations. It invites us to understand the Israeli predicament through Israeli eyes'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Into The Kur Hitukh 2. Soldiers And Sabras3. Strangers In The Land Of Their Fathers4. Strange Orthodoxies And Quantum Secularities5. Believers And Apostates6. The Home Front7. The Forgiven And The Forgotten8. Business As Usual9. Across The Green Line10. Away From Zion GlossaryIndex