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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454779503321

Autore

Barari Hassan A (Hassan Abdulmuhdi), <1964->

Titolo

Israelism [[electronic resource] ] : Arab scholarship on Israel, a critical assessment / / Hassan A. Barari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, UK, : Ithaca Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-15169-X

9786612151699

0-86372-350-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

956.9

956.9/4/00711/174927

956.9400711174927

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Israel History

Israel History Study and teaching (Higher) Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Conceptual Framework; 2 Pan-Arabist and Leftist Discourses; 3 Religious Discourse; 4 Arab Regimes and the Makingof a Discourse; 5 Conclusions and the Current Scene; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For decades, ideological discourses have dominated the Arab World. Inevitably this has had a profound impact on the mindset of many Arab scholars. In this book, Hassan A. Barari critically assesses the status of Israeli Studies in the Arab World. Scholars'' incompetence and their lack of significant area studies skills have contributed to the underdevelopment of Israeli Studies in most Arab counties. However, the persistence of the Arab-Israel conflict, the injustice that has befallen the Palestinians and the hegemonic ideological discourses have also greatly informed the epistemology and onto