Arab and Jew Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, Revised and Updated
by Shipler, David K.Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-12-31
Publisher(s): Penguin Books
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Summary
The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental work, revised and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, nationalism, and the failure of the peace process. "The best and most comprehensive work there is in the English language on this subject." (Walter Laqueur, The New York Times) "A rich, penetrating, and moving portrayal of Arab-Jewish hostility, told in human terms." (Newsday)
Author Biography
David K. Shipler has taught at Princeton University and at American University in Washington, and been a writer-in-residence at the University of Southern California.
Table of Contents
| Foreword to the Revised Edition | |
| Foreword to the First Edition | |
| Introduction | |
| Aversion | |
| War: Earth of Brass | p. 3 |
| Nationalisms: Paradise Lost | p. 35 |
| Terrorism: The Banality of Evil | p. 66 |
| Religious Absolutism: Isaac and Ishmael | p. 122 |
| Images | |
| The Violent, Craven Arab | p. 165 |
| The Violent, Craven Jew | p. 183 |
| The Primitive, Exotic Arab | p. 205 |
| The Alien, Superior Jew | p. 231 |
| Segregation and Class | p. 245 |
| Sexual Fears and Fantasies | p. 267 |
| Mirrors of Semitism | p. 289 |
| The Holocaust | p. 300 |
| Interaction | |
| A Mingling of Cultures | p. 327 |
| Fire in the Desert | p. 357 |
| Secret Police in an Open Society | p. 371 |
| Arab Citizens of the Jewish State | p. 392 |
| The Sin of Love | p. 434 |
| The Dream | p. 457 |
| Epilogue: Twilight War, Twilight Peace | p. 511 |
| Notes | p. 533 |
| Index | p. 539 |
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