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Sto caricando le informazioni... Il conflitto israelo-palestinese: cent'anni di guerra (2005)di James L. Gelvin
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…[A]ppallingly shallow, shoddy, and slanted.… But perhaps more disconcerting than the baseless nonsense that comprises the content of Gelvin's book is the fact that a prestigious academic press such as Cambridge University Press published it.… No less disturbing is the lavish praise heaped upon it by colleagues.… In the final analysis, … this book should be read, not in spite of all it faults but because of them. For… it will certainly underscore the mendacious manner in which this topic is dealt with in mainstream academe. Rather than offering yet another diplomatic or international history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, James L. Gelvin… has presented an essay, with students and general readers in mind, which is, in effect, an interpretative analysis geared to fashionable concerns.… His concern is the broad sweep of history…. But the concentration and strength of the study lies in the author's analysis of the importance of land to the two national communities…. Fascinating insights are offered…. Gelvin's study is elegantly written and amply supported by maps and interesting pictures, but it is not referenced, which severely limits its usefulness. It does provide a guide to current preoccupations. Gelvin's volume is… concise; written in a witty and engaging style; profusely illustrated…; and successfully uses poetry and other cultural materials to inform the political narrative. Most importantly,… Gelvin's book is theoretically informed without being jargonistic; and it is equally skeptical of the nationalist mythologies of both parties to the conflict without indulging in false moral equivalencies. While debunking the national mythologies of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism, Gelvin has a humane and reasoned approach to the plight of both peoples. Gelvin sets out the historical context in which Israeli nationalism and Palestinian nationalism have met and contended (and still contend) and keeps the narrative of this evolving confrontation on track even while shifting the focus from the international to the regional and back, and blending in the economic, ideological, and psychological dimensions. Throughout the book, he evokes seemingly banal incidents, such as the Jewish Palestine Pavilion at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair or a poem by an eminent Palestinian poet, to illumine larger issues. Balanced, fair, and readable, this is a fine historical synthesis.
Risorse esterne che parlano di questo libro Wikipedia in inglese (11)The conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, has lasted more than a century and generated more than its share of commentaries and histories. James L. Gelvin's account of that conflict offers a compelling, clear-cut, and up to date introduction for students and general readers. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, when the inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine and the Jews of eastern Europe began to conceive of themselves as members of national communities, the book traces the evolution and interaction of these communities from their first encounters in Palestine through to the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that has propelled their conflict. The book, which places events in Palestine within the framework of global history, skillfully interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction and official documentation into its narrative, and includes photographs, maps and an abundance of supplementary material. Now in a revised edition, Gelvin's award-winning book takes the reader through the 2006 Summer War and its aftermath. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)956.04History and Geography Asia Middle East Middle East 1945-1980; 20th CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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