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Arab and Jew : wounded spirits in a promised land / David K. Shipler.
Examines the relationships, mutual images, and stereotypes that have evolved between Arabs and Jews in Israel and in territorities under Israeli control.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140103767
- ISBN: 9780140103762
- Physical Description: xvii, 596 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1987, ©1986.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Reprint. Originally published: New York : Times Books, ©1986.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-562) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part one : aversion. War : earth of brass -- Nationalisms : paradise lost -- Terrorism : the banality of evil -- Religious absolutism : Isaac and Ishmael -- Part two : images. The violent, craven Arab -- The violent, craven Jew -- The primitive, exotic Arab -- The alien, superior Jew -- Segregation and class -- Sexual fears and fantasies -- Mirrors of Semitism -- The Holocaust -- Part three : interaction. A mingling of cultures -- Fire in the desert -- Secret police in an open society -- Arab citizens of the Jewish state -- The sin of love -- The dream.
- Awards Note:
- Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1987.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | DS 119.7 .S55 1986 | 257271 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |