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An Israeli in Palestine : resisting dispossession, redeeming Israel /
Israeli anthropologist and activist Jeff Halper throws a harsh light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the point of view of a critical insider. While the Zionist founders of Israel created a vibrant society, culture and economy, they did so at a high price: Israel could not maintain its exclu...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York : [Jerusalem] :
Pluto Press ; in association with ICAHD,
2010.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Israeli anthropologist and activist Jeff Halper throws a harsh light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the point of view of a critical insider. While the Zionist founders of Israel created a vibrant society, culture and economy, they did so at a high price: Israel could not maintain its exclusive Jewish character without imposing on the country's Palestinian population policies of ethnic cleansing, occupation and discrimination, expressed most graphically in its ongoing demolition of thousands of Palestinian homes, both inside Israel and in the Occupied Territories. An Israeli in Palestine records Halper's journey 'beyond the membrane' that shields his people from the harsh realities of Palestinian life to his 'discovery' that he was actually living in another country: Palestine. Without dismissing the legitimacy of his own country, he realises that Israel is defined by its oppressive relationship to the Palestinians. This second edition is includes an epilogue gauging the chances for peace after the failed Annapolis process. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 338 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-324) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849645706 1849645701 0745330711 9780745330716 9781783714162 1783714166 |